Francois ASSELIN

Born

29 March 1724 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

28 August 1800 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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François ANCELIN (ASSELIN)Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE

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Born: 29 March 1724 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: François ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

Mother: Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ANCELIN (ASSELIN) , Louise BAUCHE (BAUCHER, BAUCHET, BOUCHER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean AMAURY , Marie VIGNY

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Francois married Marie BILODEAU 28 July 1749 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BILODEAU was born 6 September 1731 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie died 17 October 1795 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Jean BILODEAU and Marie TURGEON.

Francois ASSELIN died 28 August 1800 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Francois ASSELIN married

Marie BILODEAU
Marriage date: 28 July 1749
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Marie BILODEAU was the child of Jean BILODEAU and Marie TURGEON

Children of Francois ASSELIN and Marie BILODEAU

Charles-Francois ASSELIN

Born: 16 October 1750, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 25 September 1813, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Abondance LOISEAU 6 February 1775 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1724
29 March 1724
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Francois ASSELIN and Marie BILODEAU 28 July 1749, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Charles-Francois ASSELIN was born 16 October 1750, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francois was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 Marriage of Child
Charles-Francois ASSELIN married 6 February 1775, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Abondance LOISEAU

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.