Francois
GENDRON
(b.
12 June 1753
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
d.
2 April 1829
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Francois GENDRON was born 12 June 1753 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Francois GENDRON was the child of Jacques GENDRON and Therese AUDET dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Jacques GENDRON and Geneviève ASSELIN (maternal) Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Louise CHABOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Josephte SIMONEAU 18 August 1794 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte SIMONEAU was born 25 June 1770 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Josephte died 27 January 1855 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Josephte was the child of Joseph SIMONEAU and Josephte LACHAPELLE dite SARCELLIER.
Francois GENDRON died 2 April 1829 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
m. Simoneau Josephte
m. Theberge Marie-Claire
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Occupation
Francois GENDRON was a cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Francois GENDRON was a cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Francois GENDRON
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Josephte SIMONEAU-- Date: 18 August 1794 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Josephte SIMONEAU was the child of Joseph SIMONEAU and Josephte LACHAPELLE dite SARCELLIER
Children of Francois GENDRON and Josephte SIMONEAU:
Marguerite GENDRON (b.abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 May 1881, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )
m. Andre KOCH (SCOTT) 10 February 1812 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Pierre GENDRON (b.11 January 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada d. 22 January 1855, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER 12 February 1833 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Josephte SIMONEAU-- Date: 18 August 1794 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada Josephte SIMONEAU was the child of Joseph SIMONEAU and Josephte LACHAPELLE dite SARCELLIER
Children of Francois GENDRON and Josephte SIMONEAU:
Marguerite GENDRON (b.abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 May 1881, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )m. Andre KOCH (SCOTT) 10 February 1812 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Pierre GENDRON (b.11 January 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada d. 22 January 1855, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )m. Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER 12 February 1833 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
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1753 Birth 12 June 1753
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
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
1794 Marriage / PartnerFrancois GENDRON and Josephte SIMONEAU 18 August 1794, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
He was 41 years old.
1796 Birth of ChildPierre GENDRON was born 11 January 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
Francois was 42 years old.
1812 Marriage of ChildMarguerite GENDRON married 10 February 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Andre KOCH (SCOTT)
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
1829 Death 2 April 1829
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
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