François RUEL

Born

16 June 1739 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

15 March 1821 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Ignace RUEL Geneviève ROY

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Born: 16 June 1739 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace RUEL

Mother: Geneviève ROY

Paternal grandparents: Clement RUEL , Marguerite LECLERC

Maternal grandparents: Jean ROY (LEROY) , Catherine NADEAU

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

François married Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT 4 February 1765 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT was born 5 February 1742 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Francoise-Louise died 25 April 1786 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Francoise-Louise was the child of Jean GODBOUT and Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT).

François RUEL died 15 March 1821 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT
Marriage date: 4 February 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT was the child of Jean GODBOUT and Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT)

Children of François RUEL and Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT

François RUEL

Born: 19 February 1769, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 July 1845, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 30 August 1796 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne RUEL

Born: 21 April 1785, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Andre BACQUET dit LAMONTAGNE 8 October 1805 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
16 June 1739
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
François RUEL and Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT 4 February 1765, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
François RUEL was born 19 February 1769, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François was 29 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)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RUEL was born 21 April 1785, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

François was 45 years old.

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT died 25 April 1786, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1796 Marriage of Child
François RUEL married 30 August 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RUEL married 8 October 1805, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Andre BACQUET dit LAMONTAGNE

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

Death — 1821
15 March 1821
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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