Claude CHAMBERLAND

Born

29 March 1743 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

25 February 1817 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Jean CHAMBERLAND Marguerite-Angélique LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

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Born: 29 March 1743 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Jean CHAMBERLAND

Mother: Marguerite-Angélique LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Paternal grandparents: Ignace CHAMBERLAND , Marie-Madeleine RONDEAU

Maternal grandparents: Claude LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER , Marie-Madeleine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

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Claude married Charlotte ROUSSEAU 8 April 1771 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charlotte ROUSSEAU was born 3 June 1740 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 1 June 1806 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Charlotte was the child of Louis ROUSSEAU and Marie-Angélique DUBE.

Claude CHAMBERLAND died 25 February 1817 in Berthierville, 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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Charlotte ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 8 April 1771
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte ROUSSEAU was the child of Louis ROUSSEAU and Marie-Angélique DUBE

Children of Claude CHAMBERLAND and Charlotte ROUSSEAU

François CHAMBERLAND

Born: 29 May 1778, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite DUBORD dite CLERMONT 27 October 1800 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte CHAMBERLAND

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre VAILLANCOURT 5 May 1800 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles CHAMBERLAND

Born: 18 February 1780, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 April 1842, Saint-David, Canada East

Married: Therese RIVARD 23 August 1802 Place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

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Birth — 1743
29 March 1743
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Claude CHAMBERLAND and Charlotte ROUSSEAU 8 April 1771, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 28 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.

1778 Birth of Child
François CHAMBERLAND was born 29 May 1778, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Claude was 35 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Charles CHAMBERLAND was born 18 February 1780, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Claude was 36 years old.

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

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte CHAMBERLAND married 5 May 1800, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Pierre VAILLANCOURT

1800 Marriage of Child
François CHAMBERLAND married 27 October 1800, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Marguerite DUBORD dite CLERMONT

1802 Marriage of Child
Charles CHAMBERLAND married 23 August 1802, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand) to Therese RIVARD