Charles CHRETIEN

Born

15 October 1715 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

2 December 1796 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Born: 15 October 1715 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Charles CHRETIEN

Father

Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN

Mother

Catherine ROY

Grandparents of Charles CHRETIEN

Paternal grandparents

Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN Marie MEUNIER

Maternal grandparents

Étienne ROY Marguerite NAVARRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Marie-Josephe MORAND 19 October 1739 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephe MORAND was born 19 March 1716 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe died 6 May 1802 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques MORAND and Marie-Louise PETITCLERC.

Charles CHRETIEN died 2 December 1796 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles CHRETIEN

Charles CHRETIEN married

Marie-Josephe MORAND
Marriage date: 19 October 1739
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephe MORAND was the child of Jacques MORAND and Marie-Louise PETITCLERC

Children of Charles CHRETIEN and Marie-Josephe MORAND

Josephte CHRETIEN

Born: 21 June 1745, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Ignace BALAN dit LACOMBE 10 January 1774 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Jeanne-Louise CHRETIEN

Born: 11 May 1749, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis BARD 30 January 1775 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Thérèse CHRETIEN

Born: 11 September 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 28 November 1832, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Bernard DUBE 26 November 1781 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise CHRETIEN

Born: 7 April 1756, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1804, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MAURIER dit L'ESPÉRANCE 27 January 1784 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1715
15 October 1715
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Charles CHRETIEN and Marie-Josephe MORAND 19 October 1739, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Josephte CHRETIEN was born 21 June 1745, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Charles was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Louise CHRETIEN was born 11 May 1749, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Charles was 33 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Thérèse CHRETIEN was born 11 September 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Charles was 36 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise CHRETIEN was born 7 April 1756, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Charles was 40 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Josephte CHRETIEN married 10 January 1774, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Ignace BALAN dit LACOMBE

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Louise CHRETIEN married 30 January 1775, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis BARD

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Thérèse CHRETIEN married 26 November 1781, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Bernard DUBE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise CHRETIEN married 27 January 1784, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste MAURIER dit L'ESPÉRANCE

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

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