François JACQUES

(b. 7 August 1772 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 June 1825 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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François JACQUES was born 7 August 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

François JACQUES was the child of François-Charles JACQUES and Marie-Josephe DUMAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Charles JACQUES and Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (maternal) François DUMAS and Françoise RUEL

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François married Marie-Helene GENDRON 14 August 1797 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Helene GENDRON was born 20 June 1775 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Helene died 25 January 1863 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Helene was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Thérèse BOURDON.

François JACQUES died 9 June 1825 in Contrecœur, 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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François JACQUES married

Marie-Helene GENDRON-- Date: 14 August 1797 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Marie-Helene GENDRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Thérèse BOURDON

Children of François JACQUES and Marie-Helene GENDRON:

Marie-Josephte JACQUES (b.2 January 1806, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 16 October 1881, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph BONNIER dit LAPLANTE 19 September 1825 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph JACQUES (b.abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Catherine LAMOUREUX 28 September 1830 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1772 Birth
7 August 1772
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
François JACQUES and Marie-Helene GENDRON 14 August 1797, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte JACQUES was born 2 January 1806, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 33 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England