Francois JEAN

Born

7 July 1771 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 February 1831 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Francois-Xavier JEAN Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER

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Born: 7 July 1771 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Francois-Xavier JEAN

Mother: Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre JEAN , Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BELANGER , Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU

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Francois married Juste GIRARD 25 May 1809 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Juste GIRARD was born 17 April 1782 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Juste died 8 December 1850 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Juste was the child of Augustin GIRARD and Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY).

Francois JEAN died 19 February 1831 in La Malbaie, 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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Francois JEAN married

Juste GIRARD
Marriage date: 25 May 1809
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Juste GIRARD was the child of Augustin GIRARD and Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

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Children of Francois JEAN and Juste GIRARD

Gregoire JEAN

Born: 8 May 1810, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 January 1879, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine IMBEAULT 2 March 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1771
7 July 1771
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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)

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

1809 Marriage / Partner
Francois JEAN and Juste GIRARD 25 May 1809, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 37 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Gregoire JEAN was born 8 May 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Francois was 38 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Gregoire JEAN married 2 March 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Madeleine IMBEAULT

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England