Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF

Born

22 November 1717 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1794 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF Catherine CHARPENTIER

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Born: 22 November 1717 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF

Mother: Catherine CHARPENTIER

Paternal grandparents: Matthias FARNSWORTH , Sarah NUTTING

Maternal grandparents: Gilles-Jean CHARPENTIER , Françoise HUNEAULT

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Claude married Marie BOUSQUET 5 November 1743 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie BOUSQUET was born 14 January 1729 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie died 20 November 1756 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise-Marguerite PROVOST.

Claude married (2) Marguerite TELLIER 4 April 1758 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite TELLIER was born 19 November 1730 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite was the child of François-Élie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Marguerite GEORGET dite BRIAND.

Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF died 6 March 1794 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

Alternate date of death 4 March 1793

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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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Spouse & Children of Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF

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Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF married

Marie BOUSQUET
Marriage date: 5 November 1743
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marie BOUSQUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise-Marguerite PROVOST

Children of Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Marie BOUSQUET

Claude PHANEUF

Born: 13 February 1745, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1798, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite MIGNEAULT 18 January 1768 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie PHANEUF

Born: 30 March 1746, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 17 June 1820, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Guillaume LABERGE 14 January 1765 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Paul PHANEUF

Born: 13 May 1750, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise GAUTHIER 17 April 1769 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte PHANEUF

Born: 11 January 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF married

Marguerite TELLIER
Marriage date: 4 April 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marguerite TELLIER was the child of François-Élie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Marguerite GEORGET dite BRIAND

Children of Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Marguerite TELLIER

Marie-Genevieve PHANEUF

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 31 January 1810, , Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite PHANEUF

Born: 31 July 1762, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite FARNSWORTH (FANEUF)

Born: 12 September 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre MAROT dit LABONTE 15 November 1790 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1717
22 November 1717
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Marie BOUSQUET 5 November 1743, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Claude PHANEUF was born 13 February 1745, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Claude was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie PHANEUF was born 30 March 1746, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Claude was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Paul PHANEUF was born 13 May 1750, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Claude was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Josephte PHANEUF was born 11 January 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Claude was 35 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BOUSQUET died 20 November 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1758 Marriage / Partner
Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Marguerite TELLIER 4 April 1758, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 40 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marguerite PHANEUF was born 31 July 1762, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Claude was 44 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie PHANEUF married 14 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Guillaume LABERGE

1768 Marriage of Child
Claude PHANEUF married 18 January 1768, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Felicite MIGNEAULT

1769 Marriage of Child
Paul PHANEUF married 17 April 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise GAUTHIER

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite FARNSWORTH (FANEUF) was born 12 September 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Claude was 53 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FARNSWORTH (FANEUF) married 15 November 1790, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Pierre MAROT dit LABONTE

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

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

Death — 1794
6 March 1794
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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