Francois ASSELIN

(b. 29 March 1724 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 28 August 1800 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Francois ASSELIN was born 29 March 1724 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Francois ASSELIN was the child of François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Louise BAUCHE (BAUCHER, BAUCHET, BOUCHER) (maternal) Jean AMAURY and 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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Family and Children of Francois ASSELIN

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Francois ASSELIN married

Marie BILODEAU-- Date: 28 July 1749 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 (b.16 October 1750, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 September 1813, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Abondance LOISEAU 6 February 1775 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1724 Birth
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.