Francois PRIEUR

(b. 12 November 1725 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 June 1779 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois PRIEUR was born 12 November 1725 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Francois PRIEUR was the child of Pierre PRIEUR dit ST-LEGER and Marie-Louise-Jeanne CHESNÉ dite ST-ONGE LAVIOLETTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre CHESNÉ dit ST-ONGE LAVIOLETTE and Louise-Jeanne BAILLY dite LAFLEUR

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

Francois married Elisabeth SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL 9 February 1756 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Elisabeth SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL was born 22 September 1733 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth died 16 July 1775 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste SEDILOT and Marie-Barbe RAPIN.

Francois PRIEUR died 14 June 1779 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Francois PRIEUR

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Francois PRIEUR married

Elisabeth SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL-- Date: 9 February 1756 Place: Les Cèdres, Canada, New France
Elisabeth SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL was the child of Jean-Baptiste SEDILOT and Marie-Barbe RAPIN

Children of Francois PRIEUR and Elisabeth SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL:

Francois PRIEUR dit ST-LEGER (b.21 November 1756, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France d. , )

Antoine PRIEUR (b.7 March 1758, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Therese CHANTELOIS 19 February 1787 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Joseph PRIEUR (b.8 January 1760, Les Cèdres, Canada d. abt. 1795, )

Madeleine PRIEUR dite ST-LEGER (b.30 September 1761, Les Cèdres, Canada d. , )

Elisabeth PRIEUR dite ST-LEGER (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph LALONDE 26 February 1781 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Angelique PRIEUR (b.11 November 1766, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 June 1850, St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada)

Jean-Baptiste PRIEUR (b.14 May 1769, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 September 1858, St-Zotique, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada)

Pierre-Amable PRIEUR dit ST-LEGER (b.2 January 1771, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1725 Birth
12 November 1725
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Francois PRIEUR and Elisabeth SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL 9 February 1756, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 30 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Francois PRIEUR dit ST-LEGER was born 21 November 1756, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Francois was 31 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Antoine PRIEUR was born 7 March 1758, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Francois was 32 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph PRIEUR was born 8 January 1760, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Francois was 34 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Madeleine PRIEUR dite ST-LEGER was born 30 September 1761, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Francois was 35 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Angelique PRIEUR was born 11 November 1766, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Francois was 41 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PRIEUR was born 14 May 1769, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Francois was 43 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Pierre-Amable PRIEUR dit ST-LEGER was born 2 January 1771, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Francois was 45 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL died 16 July 1775, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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.