flag male ancestor  François  LEPRINCE

  (b. 1 May 1771 Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 3 December 1843 Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )  

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François LEPRINCE was born 1 May 1771 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

François LEPRINCE was the child of Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE   and   Marie Madeleine BOURG and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean LEPRINCE and Jeanne BLANCHARD (maternal)  Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER

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François  married  Marguerite DOUCET 8 February 1796 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .  Marguerite DOUCET  was born 10 September 1775 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Marguerite died 1 March 1859 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*.  Marguerite was the child of Louis DOUCET and Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU).

François LEPRINCE died 3 December 1843 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, 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.

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François LEPRINCE married flag female ancestor Marguerite DOUCET-- Date: 8 February 1796 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marguerite DOUCET was the child of Louis DOUCET and Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)


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birth1771 Birth
1 May 1771
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1796 Marriage / Partner
François LEPRINCE and Marguerite DOUCET 8 February 1796, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 24 years old.
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
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
death1843 Death
3 December 1843
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

He died at the age of 72.
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