Francois DECELLES

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12 August 1744 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

3 March 1793 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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François DECELLES Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

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Born: 12 August 1744 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: François DECELLES

Mother: Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

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Francois married Marie-Anne DUFRESNE 24 June 1771 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne DUFRESNE was born 18 February 1753 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC.

Francois DECELLES died 3 March 1793 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Anne DUFRESNE
Marriage date: 24 June 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne DUFRESNE was the child of Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC

Children of Francois DECELLES and Marie-Anne DUFRESNE

Jean-Baptiste DECELLES

Born: 13 February 1782, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 January 1850, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Angélique FRECHET 22 July 1805 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine DECELLES

Born: 2 May 1787, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 December 1839, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite SIVADIER (CIVADIER) 1 October 1810 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1744
12 August 1744
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Francois DECELLES and Marie-Anne DUFRESNE 24 June 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 26 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.