Francois ROBILLARD

(b. 19 February 1748 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1826 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada )

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Francois ROBILLARD was born 19 February 1748 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Francois ROBILLARD was the child of Pierre ROBILLARD and Marie-Amable BEGNIER (BESNIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ROBILLARD and Marguerite BAZINET (maternal) François BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Marie Anne BRAULT

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

Francois married Marguerite BOURDON 20 January 1772 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOURDON was born 2 September 1753 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 11 May 1833 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of François BOURDON and Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Francois ROBILLARD died 3 July 1826 in Saint-Sulpice, 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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Francois ROBILLARD married

Marguerite BOURDON-- Date: 20 January 1772 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BOURDON was the child of François BOURDON and Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Children of Francois ROBILLARD and Marguerite BOURDON:

Marguerite ROBILLARD (b.6 March 1781, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Andre PRUD'HOMME 12 February 1798 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1748 Birth
19 February 1748
Saint-Sulpice, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Francois ROBILLARD and Marguerite BOURDON 20 January 1772, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROBILLARD was born 6 March 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois was 33 years old.

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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROBILLARD married 12 February 1798, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Andre PRUD'HOMME

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

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)