Francois DAGENAIS

(b. 26 August 1720 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1783 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois DAGENAIS was born 26 August 1720 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Francois DAGENAIS was the child of Joseph-Michel DAGENAIS and Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DAGENAIS and Marie DROUET dite GRANDMAISON (maternal) Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie-Agnes-Madeleine GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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

Francois married Marie-Louise PIGEON 17 January 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise PIGEON was born 3 February 1721 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 30 August 1769 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis-Basile PIGEON and Agnes-Michelle CORON (CARON).

Francois DAGENAIS died 28 October 1783 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Pigeon Marie-Louise
m. Turcot Marguerite

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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 DAGENAIS married

Marie-Louise PIGEON-- Date: 17 January 1746 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise PIGEON was the child of Louis-Basile PIGEON and Agnes-Michelle CORON (CARON)

Sault-au-Récollet

Children of Francois DAGENAIS and Marie-Louise PIGEON:

Marie-Louise DAGENAIS (b.20 November 1746, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jacques BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) 9 January 1764 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François DAGENAIS (b.9 October 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1812, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE 8 February 1773 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

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1720 Birth
26 August 1720
Montréal, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Francois DAGENAIS and Marie-Louise PIGEON 17 January 1746, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DAGENAIS was born 20 November 1746, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Francois was 26 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
François DAGENAIS was born 9 October 1749, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Francois was 29 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DAGENAIS married 9 January 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jacques BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER)

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise PIGEON died 30 August 1769, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1773 Marriage of Child
François DAGENAIS married 8 February 1773, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe) to Catherine LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE

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.