François DUPUIS (DUPUY)

Born

abt. 1731 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

29 September 1814 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Germain DUPUIS Marie GRANGER

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Born: abt. 1731 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Germain DUPUIS

Mother: Marie GRANGER

Paternal grandparents: Martin DUPUIS , Marie LANDRY

Maternal grandparents: René GRANGER , Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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François married Marguerite PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) abt. 1753 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) was born 17 August 1733 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 9 March 1825 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite was the child of Charles PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) and Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).

François DUPUIS (DUPUY) died 29 September 1814 in Contrecœur, Lower 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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Spouse & Children of François DUPUIS (DUPUY)

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François DUPUIS (DUPUY) married

Marguerite PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)
Marriage date: abt. 1753
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) was the child of Charles PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) and Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Children of François DUPUIS (DUPUY) and Marguerite PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)

Marguerite DUPUIS

Born: abt. 1754,
Died: 12 August 1832, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON 23 September 1771 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Anasatsie DUPUIS (DUPUY)

Born: abt. 1762, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 5 June 1841, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Louis BOISSEAU (BOISSEAULT) 17 January 1780 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Genevieve DUPUIS (DUPUY)

Born: 2 June 1771, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine-Marie-Valentin GIARD 10 October 1791 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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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 Birth of Child
Genevieve DUPUIS (DUPUY) was born 2 June 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1771 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUPUIS married 23 September 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Anasatsie DUPUIS (DUPUY) married 17 January 1780 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Louis BOISSEAU (BOISSEAULT)

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 of Child
Genevieve DUPUIS (DUPUY) married 10 October 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Antoine-Marie-Valentin GIARD

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

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