Michel PRIVÉ

(b. 14 December 1736 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1794 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Michel PRIVÉ was born 14 December 1736 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Michel PRIVÉ was the child of Michel PRIVÉ dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Louise-Catherine LEGRIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Adrien LEGRIS and Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

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

Michel married Marie-Amable CHAGNON 8 November 1756 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Amable CHAGNON was born 1 January 1736 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Amable died 2 May 1809 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Amable was the child of Louis CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Madeleine FOISY.

Michel PRIVÉ died 9 September 1794 in Verchères, 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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Michel PRIVÉ married

Marie-Amable CHAGNON-- Date: 8 November 1756 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Amable CHAGNON was the child of Louis CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Madeleine FOISY

Children of Michel PRIVÉ and Marie-Amable CHAGNON:

Marie-Amable PRIVÉ (b.1 September 1760, Verchères, Canada d. 17 May 1788, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DANSEREAU 5 February 1776 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph PRIVÉ (b.19 October 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 January 1812, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine MEUNIER 27 January 1794 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1736 Birth
14 December 1736
Verchères, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Michel PRIVÉ and Marie-Amable CHAGNON 8 November 1756, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 19 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable PRIVÉ was born 1 September 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 23 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph PRIVÉ was born 19 October 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 31 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable PRIVÉ married 5 February 1776 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste DANSEREAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)