Françoise-Ursule CARON

Born

22 January 1739 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

20 April 1806 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Joseph CARON Elisabeth LEMIEUX

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Born: 22 January 1739 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph CARON

Mother: Elisabeth LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Joseph CARON , Marie-Madeleine BERNIER

Maternal grandparents: Alexis LEMIEUX , Elisabeth BELANGER

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Françoise-Ursule married Jean-Baptiste LEROUX 8 February 1768 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste LEROUX was born 19 May 1732 in Bretagne, France (Brittany). Jean-Baptiste died 11 March 1805 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada.

Françoise-Ursule CARON died 20 April 1806 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Françoise-Ursule CARON married

Jean-Baptiste LEROUX
Marriage date: 8 February 1768
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX and Françoise-Ursule CARON

Jean-Baptiste LEROUX

Born: 2 November 1768, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 June 1816, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique MORNEAU 21 February 1791 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Veronique LEROUX

Born: 11 May 1772, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 August 1844, L'Islet, Canada East

Married: Pierre-Francois ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT 4 October 1790 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Louis-Benoni LEROUX

Born: 18 July 1773, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louise-Françoise LAFOND 10 August 1807 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1739
22 January 1739
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Françoise-Ursule CARON and Jean-Baptiste LEROUX 8 February 1768 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 29 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEROUX was born 2 November 1768, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Françoise-Ursule was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique LEROUX was born 11 May 1772, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Françoise-Ursule was 33 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Louis-Benoni LEROUX was born 18 July 1773, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Françoise-Ursule was 34 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
Marie-Veronique LEROUX married 4 October 1790, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Francois ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEROUX married 21 February 1791, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Angélique MORNEAU

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

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