François BRANCHARD

(b. 29 October 1774 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 March 1823 , St-Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada )

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François BRANCHARD was born 29 October 1774 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

François BRANCHARD was the child of Pierre BRANCHAUD and Veronique GELINAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BRANCHAUD and Agathe BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE (maternal) Antoine GÉLINAS and Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

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

François married Felicite MAROIS 9 January 1797 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite MAROIS was born 15 February 1778 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Felicite died 27 November 1850 in St-Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada. Felicite was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAROIS and Marie-Anne PICARD.

François BRANCHARD died 21 March 1823 in St-Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec, 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 BRANCHARD married

Felicite MAROIS-- Date: 9 January 1797 Place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Felicite MAROIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAROIS and Marie-Anne PICARD

Children of François BRANCHARD and Felicite MAROIS:

Marie-Anne BRANCHARD (b.28 November 1802, Châteauguay, Lower Canada d. 26 January 1890, St-Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada)
m. Antoine TESSIER 8 January 1822

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1774 Birth
29 October 1774
Yamachiche, 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 BRANCHARD and Felicite MAROIS 9 January 1797, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

He was 22 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BRANCHARD was born 28 November 1802, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

François was 28 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