Francois-Ambroise ARCAND

Born

15 July 1750 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

30 March 1785 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE

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Born: 15 July 1750 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND

Mother: Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS , Veronique CAUCHON

Maternal grandparents: François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) , Geneviève GUYON

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Francois-Ambroise married Marie-Marguerite ST-AMAND 14 November 1774 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite ST-AMAND was born 5 October 1750 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Louis-Joseph ROBERT dit ST-AMAND and Marie-Josephte MARCOTTE.

Francois-Ambroise ARCAND died 30 March 1785 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, 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-Ambroise ARCAND married

Marie-Marguerite ST-AMAND
Marriage date: 14 November 1774
Marriage place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite ST-AMAND was the child of Louis-Joseph ROBERT dit ST-AMAND and Marie-Josephte MARCOTTE

Children of Francois-Ambroise ARCAND and Marie-Marguerite ST-AMAND

Marie-Marguerite ARCAN

Born: 26 August 1780, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 March 1822, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre ADELAIN 14 January 1800 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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Birth — 1750
15 July 1750
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Ambroise ARCAND and Marie-Marguerite ST-AMAND 14 November 1774, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 24 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite ARCAN was born 26 August 1780, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Francois-Ambroise was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)