Charles FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

Born

23 August 1766 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 May 1847 , Napierville, Canada East

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André FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)Marie-Josephe DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Born: 23 August 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: André FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

Mother: Marie-Josephe DENEAU (DENIAU)

Paternal grandparents: André FOUCAULT (FOUQUEREAU) dit URBAIN , Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DENEAU (DENIAU) , Marie-Jeanne LAMARRE

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Charles married Marie-Josephte LAMARRE 10 October 1791 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LAMARRE was born 10 March 1771 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte was the child of Thomas-Amable LAMARRE and Marie-Madeleine DUMONT.

Charles FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) died 29 May 1847 in Napierville, Canada East .
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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
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Charles FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) married

Marie-Josephte LAMARRE
Marriage date: 10 October 1791
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Josephte LAMARRE was the child of Thomas-Amable LAMARRE and Marie-Madeleine DUMONT

Children of Charles FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Marie-Josephte LAMARRE

Andre FOUCREAU

Born: 19 January 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 June 1874, Champlain, New York, USA

Married: Victoria YELLE (DIEL) 30 September 1833 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1766
23 August 1766
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) - Baptism

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Charles FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Marie-Josephte LAMARRE 10 October 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

Charles FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) - 1791 marriage

1791 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

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

1805 Birth of Child
Andre FOUCREAU was born 19 January 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 38 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Andre FOUCREAU married 30 September 1833, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Victoria YELLE (DIEL)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)