Antoine FILION

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9 August 1749 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

5 October 1812 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

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Paul FILION Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

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Born: 9 August 1749 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Paul FILION

Mother: Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jean FILION , Françoise SENARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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Antoine married Victoire GIRARD 29 October 1770 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Victoire GIRARD was born 14 February 1749 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Victoire died 13 February 1831 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Victoire was the child of Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA.

Antoine FILION died 5 October 1812 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower 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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Antoine FILION married

Victoire GIRARD
Marriage date: 29 October 1770
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Victoire GIRARD was the child of Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA

Children of Antoine FILION and Victoire GIRARD

Antoine FILION

Born: 5 January 1772, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 January 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte RAYMOND 12 August 1794 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre FILION

Born: 25 March 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 May 1860, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East

Married: Genevieve LESSARD 25 September 1798 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FILION

Born: 03 March 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 March 1867, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Angélique PARÉ 29 February 1808 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1749
9 August 1749
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FILION and Victoire GIRARD 29 October 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Antoine FILION was born 5 January 1772, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 22 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Pierre FILION was born 25 March 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 23 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FILION was born 03 March 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 25 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.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Antoine FILION married 12 August 1794, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte RAYMOND

1798 Marriage of Child
Pierre FILION married 25 September 1798, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Genevieve LESSARD

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

1802 Death of Child
Antoine FILION died 14 January 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 52 years old.

1808 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FILION married 29 February 1808, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Angélique PARÉ

Death — 1812
5 October 1812
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 63.

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