Paul PAQUIN

(b. 31 March 1744 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 7 July 1812 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Paul PAQUIN was born 31 March 1744 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Paul PAQUIN was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Anne MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PAQUIN and Marie-Anne PERRAULT (maternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Louise BEAUDET

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Paul married Charlotte RICHAUME 4 August 1801 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . Charlotte RICHAUME was born 4 October 1754 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Charlotte died 25 June 1826 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Charlotte was the child of Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT.

Paul PAQUIN died 7 July 1812 in Deschambault, 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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Charlotte RICHAUME-- Date: 4 August 1801 Place: Deschambault, Lower Canada
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Charlotte RICHAUME was the child of Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT

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1744 Birth
31 March 1744
Cap-Santé, 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.

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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Paul PAQUIN and Charlotte RICHAUME 4 August 1801, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 57 years old.