François PARENT

(b. 21 January 1697 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1784 , Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François PARENT was born 21 January 1697 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

François PARENT was the child of Jacques PARENT and Louise-Geneviève CHEVALIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PARENT and Jeanne BADEAU (BADAULT) (maternal) René CHEVALIER and Jeanne LANGLOIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marguerite-Catherine BINET 28 November 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite-Catherine BINET was born 20 December 1698 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marguerite-Catherine died 15 May 1760 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marguerite-Catherine was the child of Joseph-François BINET and Marie-Françoise VACHON.

François married (2) Anne-Françoise LEMIRE 7 February 1763 in Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Anne-Françoise LEMIRE was born 9 July 1701 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Anne-Françoise was the child of Joseph LEMIRE and Jeanne-Françoise NORMAND.

François PARENT died 23 March 1784 in Beauport, Québec, 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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Family and Children of François PARENT

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François PARENT married

Marguerite-Catherine BINET-- Date: 28 November 1719 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Catherine BINET was the child of Joseph-François BINET and Marie-Françoise VACHON

Children of François PARENT and Marguerite-Catherine BINET:

Marie-Françoise PARENT (b.14 November 1720, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 February 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre VEZINA 6 August 1742 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Marie-Anne PARENT (b.31 March 1731, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1810, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Guillaume CHENARD 31 January 1752 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)
m. Guillaume MALENFANT 3 February 1766 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre PARENT (b.1 August 1732, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1806, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)
m. Brigitte LEMIEUX 25 August 1760 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte PARENT (b.9 November 1736, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1783, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Michel GAGNON 29 July 1754 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)
m. Michel CARON 17 January 1757 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

François PARENT married

Anne-Françoise LEMIRE-- Date: 7 February 1763 Place: Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne-Françoise LEMIRE was the child of Joseph LEMIRE and Jeanne-Françoise NORMAND

Children of François PARENT and Anne-Françoise LEMIRE:

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1697 Birth
21 January 1697
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
François PARENT and Marguerite-Catherine BINET 28 November 1719, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 22 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise PARENT was born 14 November 1720, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

François was 23 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PARENT was born 31 March 1731, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

François was 34 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Pierre PARENT was born 1 August 1732, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

François was 35 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PARENT was born 9 November 1736, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

François was 39 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise PARENT married 6 August 1742, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Pierre VEZINA

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PARENT married 31 January 1752, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Guillaume CHENARD

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PARENT married 29 July 1754 , Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Michel GAGNON

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PARENT married 17 January 1757 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Michel CARON

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Catherine BINET died 15 May 1760, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

1760 Marriage of Child
Pierre PARENT married 25 August 1760, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Brigitte LEMIEUX

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
François PARENT and Anne-Françoise LEMIRE 7 February 1763, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 66 years old.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PARENT married 3 February 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Guillaume MALENFANT

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.