René HAMELIN

(b. 3 March 1733 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1808 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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René HAMELIN was born 3 March 1733 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

René HAMELIN was the child of Joseph HAMELIN and Madeleine TROTTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François HAMELIN and Madeleine AUBERT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LORANGER

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René married Marie-Thérèse-Marguerite RIEL dite L'IRLANDE 26 July 1762 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Thérèse-Marguerite RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was born 19 October 1743 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Thérèse-Marguerite died 28 July 1816 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Thérèse-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER.

René HAMELIN died 22 December 1808 in La Prairie, 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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René HAMELIN married

Marie-Thérèse-Marguerite RIEL dite L'IRLANDE-- Date: 26 July 1762 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*
Marie-Thérèse-Marguerite RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER

Children of René HAMELIN and Marie-Thérèse-Marguerite RIEL dite L'IRLANDE:

Marie HAMELIN (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Rene-Amable GAGNE 8 October 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph HAMELIN (b.27 February 1766, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Suzanne VACHEREAU 16 November 1801 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte-Jeanne HAMELIN (b.11 February 1770, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 May 1844, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Charles BISAILLON 11 October 1802 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Alexis HAMELIN (b.28 April 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 December 1849, Sainte-Martine, Canada East)
m. Elisabeth-Isabelle BARRETTE 19 November 1798 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Antoine HAMELIN (b.abt. 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite DUPUIS

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1733 Birth
3 March 1733
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
René HAMELIN and Marie-Thérèse-Marguerite RIEL dite L'IRLANDE 26 July 1762, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 29 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
Joseph HAMELIN was born 27 February 1766, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

René was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Josephte-Jeanne HAMELIN was born 11 February 1770, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

René 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Alexis HAMELIN was born 28 April 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

René was 45 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie HAMELIN married 8 October 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Rene-Amable GAGNE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Alexis HAMELIN married 19 November 1798, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth-Isabelle BARRETTE

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph HAMELIN married 16 November 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Suzanne VACHEREAU

1802 Marriage of Child
Josephte-Jeanne HAMELIN married 11 October 1802, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Charles BISAILLON