Michel DESCHAMPS

Born

18 August 1761 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada

Died

27 February 1847 , Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East

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Michel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS Charlotte CUILLERIER

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Born: 18 August 1761 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada

Father: Michel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS

Mother: Charlotte CUILLERIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS , Marguerite-Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE

Maternal grandparents: René CUILLERIER dit HILAIRE , Jeanne CORNEAU

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Michel married Josephte GRENIER 7 November 1791 in Île-Perrot, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte GRENIER was born 1 November 1766 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 31 August 1834 in Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac). Josephte was the child of Etienne GARNIER (GRENIER) and Genevieve LEDUC.

Michel DESCHAMPS died 27 February 1847 in Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East .
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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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Josephte GRENIER
Marriage date: 7 November 1791
Marriage place: Île-Perrot, Lower Canada
Josephte GRENIER was the child of Etienne GARNIER (GRENIER) and Genevieve LEDUC

Children of Michel DESCHAMPS and Josephte GRENIER

Charlotte DESCHAMPS

Born: 27 September 1807, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: 14 June 1834, Saint-Polycarpe, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine MARTIN 16 August 1825 Place: Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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Birth — 1761
18 August 1761
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, 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.

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Michel DESCHAMPS and Josephte GRENIER 7 November 1791, Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal)

He was 30 years old.

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

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

1807 Birth of Child
Charlotte DESCHAMPS was born 27 September 1807, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Michel was 46 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)

1825 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DESCHAMPS married 16 August 1825, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Antoine MARTIN

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England