Francois MERCIER

(b. 12 February 1731 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1797 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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Francois MERCIER was born 12 February 1731 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Francois MERCIER was the child of Jean MERCIER and Geneviève ASSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pascal MERCIER and Anne CLOUTIER (maternal) Thomas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Geneviève LECLERC

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

Francois married Agathe BLONDEAU 20 February 1754 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe BLONDEAU was born 3 July 1735 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Agathe died 26 January 1818 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Agathe was the child of Germain BLONDEAU and Marie-Madeleine BEAUCHAMP.

Francois MERCIER died 16 June 1797 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .

m. Blondeau Agathe

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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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Francois MERCIER married

Agathe BLONDEAU-- Date: 20 February 1754 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Agathe BLONDEAU was the child of Germain BLONDEAU and Marie-Madeleine BEAUCHAMP

Children of Francois MERCIER and Agathe BLONDEAU:

Françoise MERCIER (b.20 August 1770, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 June 1855, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Antoine LETOURNEAU 19 April 1796 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1731 Birth
12 February 1731
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Francois MERCIER and Agathe BLONDEAU 20 February 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Françoise MERCIER was born 20 August 1770, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Francois was 39 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.

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)

1796 Marriage of Child
Françoise MERCIER married 19 April 1796, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Antoine LETOURNEAU