François HARDY

(b. 7 December 1763 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1822 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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François HARDY was born 7 December 1763 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

François HARDY was the child of François-Amable HARDY and Marie-Genevieve RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François HARDY and Marie-Anne GARIEPY (maternal) Jean-François RICHARD and Geneviève PAGÉ

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC 6 November 1786 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC was born 8 September 1749 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Madeleine died 16 February 1827 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Marie GIGNAC and Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU.

François HARDY died 22 June 1822 in Cap-Santé, 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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François HARDY married

Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC-- Date: 6 November 1786 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC was the child of Joseph-Marie GIGNAC and Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU

Children of François HARDY and Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC:

David HARDY (b.10 November 1800, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada d. 17 June 1862, Cap-Santé, Canada East )
m. Angélique-Louise FRENETTE 7 November 1826 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1763 Birth
7 December 1763
Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
François HARDY and Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC 6 November 1786, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 22 years old.

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

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
David HARDY was born 10 November 1800, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

François was 36 years old.

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

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