Charles LECLERC

Born

14 June 1763 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 June 1842 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Nicolas-Charles LECLERC Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

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Born: 14 June 1763 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Nicolas-Charles LECLERC

Mother: Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Maternal grandparents: Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT , Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Charles married Charlotte BONIN 15 June 1789 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte BONIN was born abt. 1769 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte died 27 March 1848 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BONIN and Marie-Jeanne HUBERT.

Charles LECLERC died 17 June 1842 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Charlotte BONIN
Marriage date: 15 June 1789
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charlotte BONIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BONIN and Marie-Jeanne HUBERT

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Birth — 1763
14 June 1763
Sorel, 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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Charles LECLERC and Charlotte BONIN 15 June 1789, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 26 years old.

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)

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