François LAVENTURE

(b. abt. 1738 , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 January 1808 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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François LAVENTURE was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada

François LAVENTURE was the child of François LAVENTURE dit MADRAN and Marie-Anne PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Antoine PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marie BOUCHER

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

François married Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 8 August 1763 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 6 January 1745 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Catherine died 7 May 1809 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Catherine was the child of Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Françoise-Regis ALLAIRE.

François LAVENTURE died 10 January 1808 in Saint-Ours, 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 LAVENTURE married

Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE-- Date: 8 August 1763 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was the child of Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Françoise-Regis ALLAIRE

Children of François LAVENTURE and Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE:

Catherine LAVENTURE (b.24 July 1764, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1800, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques DUGAS dit LABRECHE 6 August 1781 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Alexis LAVENTURE (b.20 September 1785, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Angelique ARPIN 29 February 1808 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
François LAVENTURE and Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 8 August 1763 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1764 Birth of Child
Catherine LAVENTURE was born 24 July 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.