Charles CARON

(b. 2 January 1768 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 January 1853 , Yamachiche, Canada East )

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Charles CARON was born 2 January 1768 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles CARON was the child of Michel CARON and Marie-Josephte PARENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin CARON and Marie-Madeleine GAULIN (GOLIN) (maternal) François PARENT and Marguerite-Catherine BINET

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

Charles married Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE 24 February 1794 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE was born abt. 1772 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise was the child of Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Françoise GAUTHIER.

Charles CARON died 30 January 1853 in Yamachiche, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Charles CARON

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Charles CARON married

Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE-- Date: 24 February 1794 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE was the child of Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Françoise GAUTHIER

Children of Charles CARON and Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE:

Victoire CARON (b.abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 April 1835, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) 28 October 1823 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1768 Birth
2 January 1768
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Charles CARON and Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE 24 February 1794 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 26 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

1823 Marriage of Child
Victoire CARON married 28 October 1823, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

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