François PAQUET

Born

16 December 1750 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

27 September 1810 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Martin-François PAQUET Louise-Charlotte CHAPEAU

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Born: 16 December 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Martin-François PAQUET

Mother: Louise-Charlotte CHAPEAU

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

Maternal grandparents: Jean CHAPEAU , Marguerite-Angélique PAQUET

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François married Geneviève LEVASSEUR 15 February 1779 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Geneviève LEVASSEUR was born 10 June 1759 in Québec, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 29 September 1839 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Louis-Antoine LEVASSEUR and Anne NUIRAT.

François PAQUET died 27 September 1810 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Geneviève LEVASSEUR
Marriage date: 15 February 1779
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LEVASSEUR was the child of Louis-Antoine LEVASSEUR and Anne NUIRAT

Children of François PAQUET and Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Geneviève PAQUET dite MARTIN

Born: 21 February 1780, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre ALIX dit DUMESNIL 22 February 1830 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Joseph PAQUET

Born: 23 October 1785, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Reine FISSIAU dite LARAMEE 25 February 1811 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

Sophie PAQUET

Born: 23 April 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CATUDAL dit ST-JEAN 25 June 1821 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste PAQUET

Born: 18 January 1795, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 6 May 1872, Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite-Genevieve ARCHAMBAULT 12 April 1825 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

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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 — 1750
16 December 1750
Québec, 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
François PAQUET and Geneviève LEVASSEUR 15 February 1779, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 28 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Geneviève PAQUET dite MARTIN was born 21 February 1780, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Joseph PAQUET was born 23 October 1785, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 34 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Sophie PAQUET was born 23 April 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 42 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET was born 18 January 1795, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 44 years old.

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