Francois-Joseph GODBOUT

Born

10 September 1753 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1840 , L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

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Francois GODBOUT Marie-Angelique GENDRON

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Born: 10 September 1753 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Francois GODBOUT

Mother: Marie-Angelique GENDRON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GODBOUT , Catherine LABRECQUE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph GENDRON , Angelique BAUCHER

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Francois-Joseph married Felicite LEBLOND 31 January 1791 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite LEBLOND was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Felicite died 7 May 1836 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Felicite was the child of Nicolas LEBLOND and Angélique VALENTIN dite MECTEAU.

Francois-Joseph GODBOUT died 22 May 1840 in L'Isle-Verte, 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-Joseph GODBOUT married

Felicite LEBLOND
Marriage date: 31 January 1791
Marriage place: Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
Felicite LEBLOND was the child of Nicolas LEBLOND and Angélique VALENTIN dite MECTEAU

Children of Francois-Joseph GODBOUT and Felicite LEBLOND

Marie-Petronille GODBOUT

Born: abt. 1791, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Died: 13 October 1830, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" 24 November 1817 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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Birth — 1753
10 September 1753
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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 - 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Joseph GODBOUT and Felicite LEBLOND 31 January 1791, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

He was 37 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Marie-Petronille GODBOUT married 24 November 1817, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS"

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Death of Child
Marie-Petronille GODBOUT died 13 October 1830, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Francois-Joseph was 77 years old.

1836 Death of Spouse/Partner
Felicite LEBLOND died 7 May 1836, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1840
22 May 1840
L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 86.

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