Michel SOUCY

(b. 20 December 1770 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 August 1835 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Michel SOUCY was born 20 December 1770 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel SOUCY was the child of André SOUCY and Marie-Catherine NADEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE and Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ (maternal) Alexis NADEAU and Marie-Claire ALBERT

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

Michel married Catherine PARADIS 9 January 1797 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine PARADIS was born 6 June 1775 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Catherine died 1 February 1853 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Antoine PARADIS and Marie-Anne GUERET dite DUMONT.

Michel SOUCY died 16 August 1835 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, 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 SOUCY married

Catherine PARADIS-- Date: 9 January 1797 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Catherine PARADIS was the child of Antoine PARADIS and Marie-Anne GUERET dite DUMONT

Children of Michel SOUCY and Catherine PARADIS:

Emilie SOUCY (b.2 April 1812, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 12 January 1895, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada)
m. Hyacinthe SOUCY 22 February 1830 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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1770 Birth
20 December 1770
Kamouraska, 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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Michel SOUCY and Catherine PARADIS 9 January 1797, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

He was 26 years old.

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

1812 Birth of Child
Emilie SOUCY was born 2 April 1812, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Michel was 41 years old.

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