Francois FAILLE

(b. 5 November 1741 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1825 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Francois FAILLE was born 5 November 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Francois FAILLE was the child of François FAILLE (FAYE) and Marie-Anne BROSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude-François FAIE dit LAFAYETTE and Jeanne PERRAS (maternal) Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON

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

Francois married Marie Josephe HÉBERT 2 June 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Josephe HÉBERT was born March 1766 Marie Josephe died 20 December 1836 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie Josephe was the child of Armand HÉBERT and Françoise GAUTREAU.

Francois FAILLE died 5 April 1825 in La Prairie, 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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Francois FAILLE married

Marie Josephe HÉBERT-- Date: 2 June 1783 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Josephe HÉBERT was the child of Armand HÉBERT and Françoise GAUTREAU

Children of Francois FAILLE and Marie Josephe HÉBERT:

Agnes FAILLE (b.24 October 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 5 May 1871, La Prairie, Québec, Canada )
m. Paul NORMANDIN 3 November 1812 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1741 Birth
5 November 1741
La Prairie, 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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Francois FAILLE and Marie Josephe HÉBERT 2 June 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 41 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Agnes FAILLE was born 24 October 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois was 50 years old.

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

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Agnes FAILLE married 3 November 1812, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Paul NORMANDIN

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)