flag male ancestor  François  CROTEAU

  (b. 2 June 1744 Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France   d. 4 November 1816 Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada )  

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François CROTEAU was born 2 June 1744 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

François CROTEAU was the child of Louis-Charles CROTEAU   and   Françoise HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles CROTEAU and Suzanne GUYON (DION) dite DESLAURIERS (maternal)  Jacques HOUDE and Marie-Jeanne DEMERS

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François  married  Felicite CHENAY (CHAINE) 11 February 1765 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Felicite CHENAY (CHAINE)  was born 30 October 1739 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada.  Felicite died 14 February 1817 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada.  Felicite was the child of Charles CHENAY (CHAINE) and Geneviève-Marthe DUMAS.

François CROTEAU died 4 November 1816 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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birth1744 Birth
2 June 1744
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1765 Marriage / Partner
François CROTEAU and Felicite CHENAY (CHAINE) 11 February 1765 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.
1766 Birth of Child
François CROTEAU was born 3 May 1766, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

François was 21 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Pelagie CROTEAU was born 17 April 1771, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

François was 26 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Louise CROTEAU was born 13 June 1775, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

François was 31 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1784 Marriage of Child
François CROTEAU married 4 October 1784 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Josephte COTE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Pelagie CROTEAU married 17 January 1791, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Jean-Charles COTE
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Louise CROTEAU married 3 February 1794 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to François-Xavier ROGNON dit LAROCHE
1811 Death of Child
Pelagie CROTEAU died 1 February 1811, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

François was 66 years old.
1811 Death of Child
François CROTEAU died 29 September 1811 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 67 years old.
death1816 Death
4 November 1816
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.
Added: 6/12/2017 4:49:14 PM - Updated: 1/8/2021 6:20:17 PM

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