François SAVIGNAC

Born

19 February 1724 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

19 June 1807 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste SAVIGNAC Marie-Anne HÉNAULT

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Born: 19 February 1724 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste SAVIGNAC

Mother: Marie-Anne HÉNAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre HUNEAULT (ENAUD, HÉNAULT) dit CANADA , Marie-Anne RATEL

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François married Marie-Angélique GUILLET 12 February 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Angélique GUILLET was born 1 June 1726 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Angélique died 22 July 1798 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Angélique was the child of Louis GUILLET and Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT).

François married (2) Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN 16 September 1799 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN was born 2 May 1742 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Catherine died 6 November 1817 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Catherine was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE.

François SAVIGNAC died 19 June 1807 in Verchères, 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 SAVIGNAC married

Marie-Angélique GUILLET
Marriage date: 12 February 1748
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Angélique GUILLET was the child of Louis GUILLET and Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Children of François SAVIGNAC and Marie-Angélique GUILLET

Marie-Josephe SAVIGNAC

Born: 2 November 1749, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 4 October 1794, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Louis CASAVANT 10 October 1768 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Married: François DALPE dit PARISEAU 19 November 1787 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Amable SAVIGNAC

Born: 21 September 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis MALBOEUF dit BEAUSOLEIL 7 January 1777 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Françoise SAVIGNAC

Born: 14 October 1759, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1799, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel-François CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE 28 June 1781 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite SAVIGNAC

Born: 19 January 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 December 1808, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Louis FERLAND 8 January 1787 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François SAVIGNAC married

Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN
Marriage date: 16 September 1799
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE

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Birth — 1724
19 February 1724
Sorel, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
François SAVIGNAC and Marie-Angélique GUILLET 12 February 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 23 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SAVIGNAC was born 2 November 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable SAVIGNAC was born 21 September 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 29 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Françoise SAVIGNAC was born 14 October 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 35 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marguerite SAVIGNAC was born 19 January 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 41 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe SAVIGNAC married 10 October 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis CASAVANT

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable SAVIGNAC married 7 January 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis MALBOEUF dit BEAUSOLEIL

1781 Marriage of Child
Françoise SAVIGNAC married 28 June 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Gabriel-François CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marguerite SAVIGNAC married 8 January 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis FERLAND

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe SAVIGNAC married 19 November 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François DALPE dit PARISEAU

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

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

1794 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe SAVIGNAC died 4 October 1794, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 70 years old.

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique GUILLET died 22 July 1798, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1799 Marriage / Partner
François SAVIGNAC and Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN 16 September 1799, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 75 years old.

1799 Death of Child
Françoise SAVIGNAC died 6 December 1799, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 75 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1807
19 June 1807
Verchères, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 83.

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