François-Joseph MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

Born

8 May 1729 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

25 November 1789 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

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François MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD Marie-Louise GALARNEAU

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Born: 8 May 1729 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: François MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

Mother: Marie-Louise GALARNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Charles GALARNEAU , Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE

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François-Joseph married Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 18 August 1755 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 29 May 1734 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Catherine died 16 February 1795 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Catherine was the child of Antoine BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Josephte COUTU.

François-Joseph MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD died 25 November 1789 in Maskinongé, 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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Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 18 August 1755
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Antoine BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Josephte COUTU

Children of François-Joseph MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD and Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Marie-Josephte MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

Born: 24 January 1761, Sorel, Canada
Died: 28 August 1808, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie BOUCHER 14 January 1782 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

Born: 26 December 1764, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 July 1839, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 12 January 1795 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1729
8 May 1729
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
François-Joseph MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD and Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 18 August 1755, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 26 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD was born 24 January 1761, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François-Joseph was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD was born 26 December 1764, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

François-Joseph was 35 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD married 14 January 1782, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph-Marie BOUCHER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)