Michel CHAGNON

Born

21 June 1756 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

4 January 1826 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte died 12 August 1851 in Verchères, Canada East . Charlotte was the child of Nicolas LACAILLE and Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE .

Parents & Family of Michel CHAGNON

Parents of Michel CHAGNON

Father

Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON

Mother

Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)

Grandparents of Michel CHAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Louis CHAGNON dit LAROSE Madeleine FOISY

Maternal grandparents

François PINEAU (PINEAULT) Marie-Anne GUERTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel CHAGNON

Michel CHAGNON married

Charlotte LACAILLE
Marriage date: 11 August 1788
Marriage 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

Born: 3 August 1796, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 23 April 1854, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Charlotte GIRARD 27 November 1823 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1756
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, Lower Canada to Charlotte GIRARD

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

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