Jean-Francois GODIN

(b. 27 August 1700 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1785 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Francois GODIN was born 27 August 1700 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Jean-Francois GODIN was the child of Charles GODIN and Madeleine PERRON dite SUIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) and Marie BOUCHER (maternal) François-Daniel PERRON dit SUIRE and Louise GARGOTTIN

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

Jean-Francois married Marie-Catherine LARUE 12 January 1722 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine LARUE was born 3 July 1700 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Catherine died 23 September 1742 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste LARUE and Catherine GARNIER.

Jean-Francois GODIN died 5 March 1785 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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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Jean-Francois GODIN married

Marie-Catherine LARUE-- Date: 12 January 1722 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine LARUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LARUE and Catherine GARNIER

Children of Jean-Francois GODIN and Marie-Catherine LARUE:

Jean-Baptiste GODIN (b.22 February 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine PICHÉ 10 October 1763 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis-Joseph GODIN (b.14 June 1737, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1820, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve PETIT 7 September 1767 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1700 Birth
27 August 1700
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois GODIN and Marie-Catherine LARUE 12 January 1722 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 21 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODIN was born 22 February 1723, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Francois was 22 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph GODIN was born 14 June 1737, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Francois was 36 years old.

1742 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine LARUE died 23 September 1742, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODIN married 10 October 1763, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Madeleine PICHÉ

1767 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph GODIN married 7 September 1767, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Genevieve PETIT

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.