Francois SAVOIE

Born

23 July 1772 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 August 1826 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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François SAVOIE Genevieve PAQUIN

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Born: 23 July 1772 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François SAVOIE

Mother: Genevieve PAQUIN

Paternal grandparents: Honore SAVOIE , Marie Anne COMEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean PAQUIN , Marie-Marguerite CHAPELAIN

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Francois married Marguerite PROVOST 6 February 1797 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PROVOST was born 13 October 1772 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite died 17 February 1804 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite was the child of Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST and Agathe RIEL.

Francois SAVOIE died 1 August 1826 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marguerite PROVOST
Marriage date: 6 February 1797
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Marguerite PROVOST was the child of Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST and Agathe RIEL

Children of Francois SAVOIE and Marguerite PROVOST

Genevieve SAVOIE

Born: 10 April 1798, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois-Xavier SYLVESTRE 20 July 1818 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1772
23 July 1772
Deschambault, 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)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Francois SAVOIE and Marguerite PROVOST 6 February 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 24 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Genevieve SAVOIE was born 10 April 1798, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois was 25 years old.

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

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite PROVOST died 17 February 1804, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Genevieve SAVOIE married 20 July 1818, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Francois-Xavier SYLVESTRE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England