Michel-Gabriel PHOCAS

(b. 17 March 1766 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 April 1842 , Kamouraska, Canada East )

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Michel-Gabriel PHOCAS was born 17 March 1766 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel-Gabriel PHOCAS was the child of Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS and Marie-Josephe DUBE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Romain RAYMOND dit PHOCAS and Thérèse ST-PIERRE (maternal) Augustin DUBE and Marie-Anne SOUCY

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

Michel-Gabriel married Marie-Anne ROY 12 February 1787 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne ROY was born 9 August 1762 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne died 9 November 1846 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Catherine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS.

Michel-Gabriel PHOCAS died 20 April 1842 in Kamouraska, Canada East .
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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-Gabriel PHOCAS married

Marie-Anne ROY-- Date: 12 February 1787 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne ROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Catherine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Children of Michel-Gabriel PHOCAS and Marie-Anne ROY:

Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS (b.29 January 1788, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 May 1863, St-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Canada)
m. Marie-Charlotte LANDRY 1 February 1813 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne PHOCAS dite RAYMOND (b.29 January 1801, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 26 May 1881, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada )
m. Frederic TREMBLAY 24 January 1820 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Nathalie PHOCAS dite RAYMOND (b.6 March 1803, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 4 September 1874, Saint-Éloi, Canada)
m. Vincent TREMBLAY 13 January 1823 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1766 Birth
17 March 1766
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Gabriel PHOCAS and Marie-Anne ROY 12 February 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 20 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS was born 29 January 1788, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Michel-Gabriel was 21 years old.

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)

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PHOCAS dite RAYMOND was born 29 January 1801, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Michel-Gabriel was 34 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Marie-Nathalie PHOCAS dite RAYMOND was born 6 March 1803, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Michel-Gabriel was 36 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS married 1 February 1813, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Charlotte LANDRY

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PHOCAS dite RAYMOND married 24 January 1820, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Frederic TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Marie-Nathalie PHOCAS dite RAYMOND married 13 January 1823, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Vincent TREMBLAY

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada