Michel DROUIN

(b. 1 October 1744 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1806 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada )

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Michel DROUIN was born 1 October 1744 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Michel DROUIN was the child of Jean DROUIN and Francoise POULIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DROUIN and Catherine LOIGNON (maternal) Martin POULIN and Jeanne BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)

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

Michel married Madeleine GRAVEL 19 February 1776 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GRAVEL was born 15 September 1756 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 11 May 1811 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Claude GRAVEL and Marguerite POULIN.

Michel DROUIN died 9 March 1806 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada.

m. Gravel Madeleine
m. Provost Angelique

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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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Michel DROUIN married

Madeleine GRAVEL-- Date: 19 February 1776 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine GRAVEL was the child of Claude GRAVEL and Marguerite POULIN

Children of Michel DROUIN and Madeleine GRAVEL:

Jacques DROUIN (b.June 18 1788, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. April 22 1853, Saint-Elzéar-de-Linière, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie-Josephe LACHANCE dite PEPIN 17 February 1806 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1744 Birth
1 October 1744
Château-Richer, 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.