François METIVIER

(b. 9 April 1711 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1796 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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François METIVIER was born 9 April 1711 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

François METIVIER was the child of Jean-François METIVIER and Marie-Simone BALARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis BALARD (BALLARD) and Marguerite MIGNERON

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François married Genevieve RIGAUD 2 November 1734 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve RIGAUD was born 6 December 1709 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Genevieve died 21 March 1763 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Genevieve was the child of Dominique RIGAUD and Louise GAUMONT (GAUMOND).

François METIVIER died 8 May 1796 in Montmagny, 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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Family and Children of François METIVIER

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François METIVIER married

Genevieve RIGAUD-- Date: 2 November 1734 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Genevieve RIGAUD was the child of Dominique RIGAUD and Louise GAUMONT (GAUMOND)

Children of François METIVIER and Genevieve RIGAUD:

Genevieve METIVIER (b.19 August 1738, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1766, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PROULX 7 February 1757 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1711 Birth
9 April 1711
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
François METIVIER and Genevieve RIGAUD 2 November 1734, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 23 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Genevieve METIVIER was born 19 August 1738, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

François was 27 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage of Child
Genevieve METIVIER married 7 February 1757, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve RIGAUD died 21 March 1763, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1766 Death of Child
Genevieve METIVIER died 14 December 1766, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

François was 55 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.