François GODBOUT

(b. 21 April 1707 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1773 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François GODBOUT was born 21 April 1707 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François GODBOUT was the child of Nicolas GODBOUT and Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GODBOUT and Marthe BOURGOUIN (maternal) Jean LEMELIN dit LE TOURANGEAU and Marie-Marguerite BRASSARD

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

François married Louise JOLY 4 November 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise JOLY was born 6 November 1703 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise died 24 December 1785 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise was the child of Vital JOLY and Marie JINCHEREAU.

François GODBOUT died 11 October 1773 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of François GODBOUT

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François GODBOUT married

Louise JOLY-- Date: 4 November 1733 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Louise JOLY was the child of Vital JOLY and Marie JINCHEREAU

Children of François GODBOUT and Louise JOLY:

Marie-Charlotte GODBOUT (b.18 January 1738, Québec, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1811, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine GOSSELIN 12 July 1773 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis GODBOUT (b.27 May 1742, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1800, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte LACASSE 8 April 1771 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Angélique NADEAU 10 January 1792 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1707 Birth
21 April 1707
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
François GODBOUT and Louise JOLY 4 November 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GODBOUT was born 18 January 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louis GODBOUT was born 27 May 1742, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 35 years old.

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Louis GODBOUT married 8 April 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Josephte LACASSE