François-Marie GAREAU

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3 October 1733 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

13 March 1806 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE

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Born: 3 October 1733 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Mother: Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE

Paternal grandparents: Dominique GAREAU , Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Maternal grandparents: Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE , Marie-Catherine MENARD

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François-Marie married Josephte MENARD 26 February 1759 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte MENARD was born 30 August 1732 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Josephte died 9 February 1777 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Josephte was the child of Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY.

François-Marie GAREAU died 13 March 1806 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
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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
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François-Marie GAREAU married

Josephte MENARD
Marriage date: 26 February 1759
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Josephte MENARD was the child of Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY

Children of François-Marie GAREAU and Josephte MENARD

François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Born: 21 April 1761, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: 21 May 1816, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth DUFAULT 3 April 1780 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Josephte GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Born: 27 January 1763, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 August 1834, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Michel DUFAULT 23 January 1786 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Angélique GAREAU

Born: 16 January 1766, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 December 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: François-Philippe GERVAIS 13 November 1787 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1733
3 October 1733
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
François-Marie GAREAU and Josephte MENARD 26 February 1759 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 21 April 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Marie was 27 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Josephte GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 27 January 1763, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Marie was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GAREAU was born 16 January 1766, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Marie was 32 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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte MENARD died 9 February 1777, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1780 Marriage of Child
François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married 3 April 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Elisabeth DUFAULT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Josephte GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 23 January 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Michel DUFAULT

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique GAREAU married 13 November 1787, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François-Philippe GERVAIS

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)

Death — 1806
13 March 1806
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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