François BEAUPRE

Born

16 October 1739 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

16 December 1815 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

François married Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 12 January 1767 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada. Geneviève died 12 May 1806 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Josephte COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON .

Parents & Family of François BEAUPRE

Parents of François BEAUPRE

Father

François-Pierre BEAUPRE

Mother

Thérèse MERCIER

Grandparents of François BEAUPRE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Louis MERCIER Marie-Louise SIMON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François BEAUPRE

François BEAUPRE married

Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 12 January 1767
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Josephte COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON

Children of François BEAUPRE and Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Francois BEAUPRE

Born: 22 September 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte ROY 11 September 1797 Place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Alexis BEAUPRE

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Judith BLAIS 8 July 1811 Place: Berthierville, Lower 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 — 1739
16 October 1739
Trois-Rivières, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
François BEAUPRE and Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 12 January 1767 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Francois BEAUPRE was born 22 September 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François 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.

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)

1797 Marriage of Child
Francois BEAUPRE married 11 September 1797, Lanoraie, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephte ROY

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

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE died 12 May 1806, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1811 Marriage of Child
Alexis BEAUPRE married 8 July 1811, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Judith BLAIS

Death — 1815
16 December 1815
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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