François PAQUET

Born

28 August 1752 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Died

12 September 1838 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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Jacques PAQUET Marie-Anne TAYLOR

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Born: 28 August 1752 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques PAQUET

Mother: Marie-Anne TAYLOR

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-François PAQUET , Katherine Françoise STEPHENS (STEVENS)

Maternal grandparents: Richard TAYLOR , Marie-Ursule BOLDUC

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François married Archange REPENTIGNY (DEREPENTINGY) 19 January 1795 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Archange REPENTIGNY (DEREPENTINGY) was born abt. 1774 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Archange died 7 August 1846 in Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac). Archange was the child of Joseph REPENTIGNY (DEREPENTINGY) and Françoise LEFÈBVRE.

François PAQUET died 12 September 1838 in Les Cèdres, 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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François PAQUET married

Archange REPENTIGNY (DEREPENTINGY)
Marriage date: 19 January 1795
Marriage place: Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Archange REPENTIGNY (DEREPENTINGY) was the child of Joseph REPENTIGNY (DEREPENTINGY) and Françoise LEFÈBVRE

Children of François PAQUET and Archange REPENTIGNY (DEREPENTINGY)

Françoise PAQUET

Born: 26 October 1796, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: 29 September 1881, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph ROCHON 7 February 1820 Place: Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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Birth — 1752
28 August 1752
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
François PAQUET and Archange REPENTIGNY (DEREPENTINGY) 19 January 1795, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

He was 42 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Françoise PAQUET was born 26 October 1796, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

François was 44 years old.

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

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Françoise PAQUET married 7 February 1820, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Joseph ROCHON

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

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