Francois PAQUET

(b. 28 October 1729 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 24 August 1805 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
PAQUET Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Francois PAQUET was born 28 October 1729 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Francois PAQUET was the child of François PAQUET and Angelique PARADIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe PAQUET and Françoise GOBEIL (maternal) Pierre PARADIS and Jeanne MILLOIR

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

Francois married Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE 14 January 1771 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Françoise died 22 June 1811 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Françoise was the child of Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX.

Francois PAQUET died 24 August 1805 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .

m. Laferriere Francoise

Details of the family tree of Francois appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into Everyday Life: The Average Man in 18th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Francois PAQUET

[Hide/Show]

Francois PAQUET married

Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE-- Date: 14 January 1771 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE was the child of Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX

Children of Francois PAQUET and Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE:

François PAQUET (b.abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie HÉNAULT (ENAUD) 8 October 1804 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Francois PAQUET
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Francois PAQUET: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1729 Birth
28 October 1729
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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 PAQUET and Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE 14 January 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 41 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)

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

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

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

1804 Marriage of Child
François PAQUET married 8 October 1804 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie HÉNAULT (ENAUD)