François JACOB

(b. 6 April 1758 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 15 July 1828 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada )

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François JACOB was born 6 April 1758 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

François JACOB was the child of Joseph JACOB and Marie MATHIEU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph JACOB and Madeleine CARON (maternal) René MATHIEU and Geneviève ROUSSIN

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

François married Marie RHÉAUME 22 August 1787 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie RHÉAUME was born 5 September 1753 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie died 22 December 1839 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Jacques RHÉAUME and Marguerite ALLARD.

François JACOB died 15 July 1828 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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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François JACOB married

Marie RHÉAUME-- Date: 22 August 1787 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie RHÉAUME was the child of Jacques RHÉAUME and Marguerite ALLARD

Children of François JACOB and Marie RHÉAUME:

François JACOB (b.1 April 1790, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 June 1865, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada East)
m. Angélique ROY 26 October 1818 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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1758 Birth
6 April 1758
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
François JACOB and Marie RHÉAUME 22 August 1787, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 29 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
François JACOB was born 1 April 1790, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

François 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)

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
François JACOB married 26 October 1818, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Angélique ROY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

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

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)