Michel PRINCE (LEPRINCE)

(b. 3 September 1745 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 10 November 1831 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Michel PRINCE (LEPRINCE) was born 3 September 1745 in Port Royal, Acadia

Michel PRINCE (LEPRINCE) was the child of Honore PRINCE (LEPRINCE) and Isabelle FOREST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LEPRINCE and Jeanne BLANCHARD (maternal) René FOREST and Françoise DUGAS

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

Michel married Madeleine BERGERON 14 February 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Madeleine BERGERON was born abt. 1753 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Madeleine died 8 May 1793 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Madeleine was the child of Pierre Nantes BERGERON and Marguerite BOURG.

Michel PRINCE (LEPRINCE) died 10 November 1831 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, 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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Michel PRINCE (LEPRINCE) married

Madeleine BERGERON-- Date: 14 February 1774 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Madeleine BERGERON was the child of Pierre Nantes BERGERON and Marguerite BOURG

Children of Michel PRINCE (LEPRINCE) and Madeleine BERGERON:

Michel PRINCE (b.29 August 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1779, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Louise PRINCE (b.2 August 1779, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 May 1832, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Madeleine PRINCE (b.25 March 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1856, Saint-Célestin, Canada East )

Michel PRINCE (b.19 October 1786, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 April 1837, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

David PRINCE (b.22 May 1789, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 March 1872, Plessisville, Canada)
m. Charlotte SEVIGNY 19 February 1816 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1745 Birth
3 September 1745
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Michel PRINCE (LEPRINCE) and Madeleine BERGERON 14 February 1774 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 28 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Michel PRINCE was born 29 August 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Michel was 32 years old.

1779 Death of Child
Michel PRINCE died 1 May 1779, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Michel was 33 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PRINCE was born 2 August 1779, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Michel was 33 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Madeleine PRINCE was born 25 March 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Michel was 35 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Michel PRINCE was born 19 October 1786, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Michel was 41 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
David PRINCE was born 22 May 1789, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Michel was 43 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine BERGERON died 8 May 1793, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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

1816 Marriage of Child
David PRINCE married 19 February 1816, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Charlotte SEVIGNY

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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