Rene RAYMOND

(b. 18 November 1737 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1809 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Rene RAYMOND was born 18 November 1737 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Rene RAYMOND was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND TOULOUSE RAYMOND and Françoise-Marie LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND TOULOUSE RAYMOND and Marie-Louise DRUSSON (maternal) Jean LAROCHE and Marie-Madeleine LEREAU

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

Rene married Marie-Genevieve FOUCRAULT 29 September 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Genevieve FOUCRAULT was born 18 March 1751 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Genevieve died 10 June 1811 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Genevieve was the child of André FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Marie-Josephe DENEAU (DENIAU).

Rene RAYMOND died 9 January 1809 in La Prairie, 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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Rene RAYMOND married

Marie-Genevieve FOUCRAULT-- Date: 29 September 1766 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Genevieve FOUCRAULT was the child of André FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Marie-Josephe DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of Rene RAYMOND and Marie-Genevieve FOUCRAULT:

Rene RAYMOND (b.26 October 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Catherine RAYMOND (b.17 March 1782, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 April 1860, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Francois RICHARD 8 August 1803 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1737 Birth
18 November 1737
La Prairie, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Rene RAYMOND and Marie-Genevieve FOUCRAULT 29 September 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 28 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Rene RAYMOND was born 26 October 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Rene was 29 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Catherine RAYMOND was born 17 March 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Rene was 44 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)

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Catherine RAYMOND married 8 August 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Francois RICHARD