Toussaint PARENT

(b. 16 May 1729 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1797 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Toussaint PARENT was born 16 May 1729 in Laval, Canada, New France

Toussaint PARENT was the child of Antoine PARENT and Marie-Charlotte VACHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PARENT and Jeanne BADEAU (BADAULT) (maternal) Vincent VACHON and Louise CADIEUX

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Toussaint married Marie-Josephe PONT dite LAMONTAGNE 24 January 1757 in Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe PONT dite LAMONTAGNE was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephe died 10 October 1768 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Raymond ETIENNE dit LAMONTAGNE and Anne GAUDRY.

Toussaint married (2) Marie-Anne MASSON 27 November 1769 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne MASSON was born 30 August 1715 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre MASSON and Catherine LEFRANCOIS.

Toussaint PARENT died 4 March 1797 in Saint-Eustache, 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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Toussaint PARENT married

Marie-Josephe PONT dite LAMONTAGNE-- Date: 24 January 1757 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe PONT dite LAMONTAGNE was the child of Jean-Raymond ETIENNE dit LAMONTAGNE and Anne GAUDRY

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Toussaint PARENT married

Marie-Anne MASSON-- Date: 27 November 1769 Place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne MASSON was the child of Pierre MASSON and Catherine LEFRANCOIS

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1729 Birth
16 May 1729
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint PARENT and Marie-Josephe PONT dite LAMONTAGNE 24 January 1757, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 27 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe PONT dite LAMONTAGNE died 10 October 1768, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

1769 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint PARENT and Marie-Anne MASSON 27 November 1769, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

He was 40 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.