flag male ancestor  Francois  ROUSSEAU

  (b. abt. 1787 Québec Province, Canada   d. 11 February 1864 Batiscan, Canada East )  

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Francois ROUSSEAU was born abt. 1787 in Québec Province, Canada

Francois ROUSSEAU was the child of Gabriel ROUSSEAU   and   Marguerite-Angelique THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Augustin ROUSSEAU and Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE) (maternal)  Francois THIBAULT and Marie-Madeleine MALBOEUF

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Francois  married  Marie-Angele VEILLETTE 12 January 1813 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angele VEILLETTE  was born 26 July 1785 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier).  Marie-Angele died 9 June 1825 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier).  Marie-Angele was the child of Joseph VEILLETTE and Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE.

Francois ROUSSEAU died 11 February 1864 in Batiscan, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Francois ROUSSEAU

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Francois ROUSSEAU married flag female ancestor Marie-Angele VEILLETTE-- Date: 12 January 1813 Place: Batiscan, Lower Canada
Marie-Angele VEILLETTE was the child of Joseph VEILLETTE and Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE




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Children of Francois ROUSSEAU and Marie-Angele VEILLETTE:

flag female ancestor Rose ROUSSEAU (b.29 September 1820, Batiscan, Lower Canada   d. 26 March 1863, St-Narcisse, Champlain, Quebec, Canada)
m. Joseph BARIL 9 May 1842 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)



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News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1813 Marriage / Partner
Francois ROUSSEAU and Marie-Angele VEILLETTE 12 January 1813, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Birth of Child
Rose ROUSSEAU was born 29 September 1820, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1825 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angele VEILLETTE died 9 June 1825, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
marriage1842 Marriage of Child
Rose ROUSSEAU married 9 May 1842, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Joseph BARIL
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1863 Death of Child
Rose ROUSSEAU died 26 March 1863, St-Narcisse, Champlain, Quebec, Canada
death1864 Death
11 February 1864
Batiscan, Canada East
Added: 5/30/2025 10:04:04 AM - Updated: 5/30/2025 10:43:40 AM

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