Charles DUPRAT (PRATTE)

(b. 3 July 1740 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1821 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Charles DUPRAT (PRATTE) was born 3 July 1740 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Charles DUPRAT (PRATTE) was the child of Charles DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Clemence LECLAIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Elisabeth MARCHAND (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marguerite PEPIN

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Charles married Marie-Charlotte BOURBEAU 14 January 1766 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Marie-Charlotte BOURBEAU was born 31 January 1746 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Charlotte died 7 June 1780 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE and Marguerite-Agathe BIGOT.

Charles DUPRAT (PRATTE) died 23 February 1821 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Charles DUPRAT (PRATTE)

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Charles DUPRAT (PRATTE) married

Marie-Charlotte BOURBEAU-- Date: 14 January 1766 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Charlotte BOURBEAU was the child of Joseph BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE and Marguerite-Agathe BIGOT

Children of Charles DUPRAT (PRATTE) and Marie-Charlotte BOURBEAU:

Alexis PRATTE (b., d. , )
m. Marie JAQUES 20 August 1787 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Alexis PRATTE (b.9 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 November 1849, Arthabaska, Canada)

Joseph PRATTE (b.17 March 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 December 1864, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Pierre PRATTE (b.2 September 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 June 1855, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Euphrosine HÉBERT 1 March 1802 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1740 Birth
3 July 1740
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Charles DUPRAT (PRATTE) and Marie-Charlotte BOURBEAU 14 January 1766, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 25 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Alexis PRATTE was born 9 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 32 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph PRATTE was born 17 March 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 34 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Pierre PRATTE was born 2 September 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 36 years old.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte BOURBEAU died 7 June 1780, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)