François-Charles JACQUES

(b. 4 November 1721 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1795 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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François-Charles JACQUES was born 4 November 1721 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

François-Charles JACQUES was the child of Nicolas JACQUES and Marie-Catherine ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis JACQUES and Antoinette LEROUX (maternal) Andre ALLARD and Marie-Anne LEMARCHE dite LAROCHE

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François-Charles married Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 21 November 1746 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 14 October 1727 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe died 7 March 1821 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC.

François-Charles JACQUES died 17 October 1795 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of François-Charles JACQUES

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François-Charles JACQUES married

Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE-- Date: 21 November 1746 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC

Children of François-Charles JACQUES and Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE:

François-Charles JACQUES (b.5 October 1747, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe DUMAS 4 February 1771 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste JACQUES (b.6 January 1749, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN 16 January 1769 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Helene JACQUES (b.9 October 1752, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1830, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Francois PERRON dit SIMARD 10 October 1768 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Amable JACQUES (b.22 January 1757, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1809, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. François DUHAMEL 17 April 1773 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Jean-Baptiste BOISSEAU 17 February 1783 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François JACQUES (b.29 December 1758, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1832, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse GENDRON 14 January 1782 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise JACQUES (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 August 1834, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph TRUDEAU 20 February 1787 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Elisabeth-Isabelle JACQUES (b.26 August 1767, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1794, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Amand Damien BRAULT 16 October 1786 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1721 Birth
4 November 1721
Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1746 Marriage / Partner
François-Charles JACQUES and Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 21 November 1746, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
François-Charles JACQUES was born 5 October 1747, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Charles was 25 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste JACQUES was born 6 January 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François-Charles was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Helene JACQUES was born 9 October 1752, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Charles was 30 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable JACQUES was born 22 January 1757, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Charles was 35 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
François JACQUES was born 29 December 1758, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Charles was 37 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle JACQUES was born 26 August 1767, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Charles was 45 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Helene JACQUES married 10 October 1768, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Pierre-Francois PERRON dit SIMARD

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste JACQUES married 16 January 1769 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Josephe AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN

1771 Marriage of Child
François-Charles JACQUES married 4 February 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Josephe DUMAS

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable JACQUES married 17 April 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François DUHAMEL

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
François JACQUES married 14 January 1782, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Thérèse GENDRON

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable JACQUES married 17 February 1783, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Jean-Baptiste BOISSEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle JACQUES married 16 October 1786, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Amand Damien BRAULT

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise JACQUES married 20 February 1787, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph TRUDEAU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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