Michel CHAGNON

(b. 21 June 1756 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1826 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Michel CHAGNON was born 21 June 1756 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Michel CHAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON and Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Madeleine FOISY (maternal) François PINEAU (PINEAULT) and Marie-Anne GUERTIN

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

Michel married Charlotte LACAILLE 11 August 1788 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte LACAILLE was born 31 March 1766 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Charlotte died 12 August 1851 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Charlotte was the child of Nicolas LACAILLE and Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE.

Michel CHAGNON died 4 January 1826 in Verchères, 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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Michel CHAGNON married

Charlotte LACAILLE-- Date: 11 August 1788 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte LACAILLE was the child of Nicolas LACAILLE and Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE

Children of Michel CHAGNON and Charlotte LACAILLE:

Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON (b.3 August 1796, Verchères, Lower Canada d. 23 April 1854, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Charlotte GIRARD 27 November 1823 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1756 Birth
21 June 1756
Verchères, Canada, New France

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.

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Michel CHAGNON and Charlotte LACAILLE 11 August 1788, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 32 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON was born 3 August 1796, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 40 years old.

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON married 27 November 1823, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte GIRARD

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)