Gabriel GARNEAU

(b. 16 October 1730 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1815 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Gabriel GARNEAU was born 16 October 1730 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Gabriel GARNEAU was the child of François GARNEAU and Marie CANTIN (QUENTIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois GARNEAU and Louise CARREAU (maternal) Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU

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Gabriel married Madeleine MERCURE 7 January 1756 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine MERCURE was born 24 March 1738 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine died 23 April 1783 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine was the child of Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Anne DORÉ.

Gabriel GARNEAU died 15 November 1815 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Gabriel GARNEAU married

Madeleine MERCURE-- Date: 7 January 1756 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Madeleine MERCURE was the child of Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Anne DORÉ

Children of Gabriel GARNEAU and Madeleine MERCURE:

Thérèse GARNEAU (b.5 October 1767, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 December 1832, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DUBUC 30 January 1788 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1730 Birth
16 October 1730
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel GARNEAU and Madeleine MERCURE 7 January 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 25 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Thérèse GARNEAU was born 5 October 1767, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Gabriel was 36 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.

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine MERCURE died 23 April 1783, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Thérèse GARNEAU married 30 January 1788, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Jean-Baptiste DUBUC

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)

1815 Death
15 November 1815
Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 85.

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