Charles CHARTIER

(b. 16 December 1721 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1798 , Laval, Lower Canada )

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Charles CHARTIER was born 16 December 1721 in Laval, Canada, New France

Charles CHARTIER was the child of Étienne CHARTIER and Jeanne DRAPEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume CHARTIER and Marie FAUCON (maternal) Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE and Madeleine-Françoise PILET

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

Charles married Catherine CHAUDILLON 25 January 1751 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine CHAUDILLON was born 16 February 1729 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Catherine died 3 November 1808 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Pierre-Louis CHAUDILLON and Charlotte DUMAIS.

Charles CHARTIER died 29 May 1798 in Laval, Lower Canada .

m. Chaudillon Catherine

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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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Charles CHARTIER married

Catherine CHAUDILLON-- Date: 25 January 1751 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Catherine CHAUDILLON was the child of Pierre-Louis CHAUDILLON and Charlotte DUMAIS

Children of Charles CHARTIER and Catherine CHAUDILLON:

Charles-Etienne CHARTIER (b.30 September 1752, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1822, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Catherine ARCHAMBAULT 24 January 1785 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph CHARTIER (b.17 March 1758, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 21 September 1800, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

Marie-Charles CHARTIER (b.19 April 1764, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. 16 May 1842, Laval, Canada East )

Josephte CHARTIER (b.13 April 1770, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. 8 August 1803, Lachenaie, Lower Canada )

Elisabeth CHARTIER (b.1 February 1773, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. , )

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1721 Birth
16 December 1721
Laval, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Charles CHARTIER and Catherine CHAUDILLON 25 January 1751 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Charles-Etienne CHARTIER was born 30 September 1752, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Charles was 30 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph CHARTIER was born 17 March 1758, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Charles was 36 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Charles CHARTIER was born 19 April 1764, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Charles was 42 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Josephte CHARTIER was born 13 April 1770, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Charles was 48 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CHARTIER was born 1 February 1773, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Charles was 51 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Charles-Etienne CHARTIER married 24 January 1785, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Catherine ARCHAMBAULT

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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