Francois
SYLVESTRE
(b.
8 November 1742
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
6 April 1813
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
)
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Francois SYLVESTRE was born 8 November 1742 in Québec Province, Canada
Francois SYLVESTRE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU (maternal) Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Marie-Josephte BERGERON 23 January 1764 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte BERGERON was born 19 March 1736 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 3 June 1795 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques BERGERON and Marie-Anne DUBOIS.
Francois SYLVESTRE died 6 April 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 SYLVESTRE
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Marie-Josephte BERGERON-- Date: 23 January 1764 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte BERGERON was the child of Jacques BERGERON and Marie-Anne DUBOIS
Children of Francois SYLVESTRE and Marie-Josephte BERGERON:
Paul SYLVESTRE (b.17 May 1774, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1845, Saint-Guillaume, Canada East )
m. Pelagie AYOT 2 February 1807 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
Marie-Josephte BERGERON-- Date: 23 January 1764 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Josephte BERGERON was the child of Jacques BERGERON and Marie-Anne DUBOIS
Children of Francois SYLVESTRE and Marie-Josephte BERGERON:
Paul SYLVESTRE (b.17 May 1774, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1845, Saint-Guillaume, Canada East )m. Pelagie AYOT 2 February 1807 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
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1742 Birth 8 November 1742
Québec Province, Canada
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.
1764 Marriage / PartnerFrancois SYLVESTRE and Marie-Josephte BERGERON 23 January 1764, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 21 years old.
1774 Birth of ChildPaul SYLVESTRE was born 17 May 1774, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Francois was 31 years old.
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
1795 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Josephte BERGERON died 3 June 1795, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
1807 Marriage of ChildPaul SYLVESTRE married 2 February 1807, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Pelagie AYOT
1813 Death 6 April 1813
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 70.
Added: 6/4/2025 7:14:39 AM
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