Claude CHAPLEAU

(b. 2 December 1728 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1815 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

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Claude CHAPLEAU was born 2 December 1728 in Laval, Canada, New France

Claude CHAPLEAU was the child of Noel CHAPLEAU and Marguerite GARIEPY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel CHAPLEAU (CHAPPELEAU) and Françoise LAMOUREUX (maternal) Jacques GARIEPY and Marie-Madeleine GAREAU

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

Claude married Rosalie MATTE 22 January 1759 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Rosalie MATTE was born 2 September 1741 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Rosalie died 14 February 1806 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Rosalie was the child of Pierre MATTE and Marie-Suzanne-Angelique FEUILLON (FILION).

Claude CHAPLEAU died 28 February 1815 in Terrebonne, Lower Canada .

m. Matte Rosalie

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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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Claude CHAPLEAU married

Rosalie MATTE-- Date: 22 January 1759 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Rosalie MATTE was the child of Pierre MATTE and Marie-Suzanne-Angelique FEUILLON (FILION)

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Children of Claude CHAPLEAU and Rosalie MATTE:

Rosalie CHAPLEAU (b.21 April 1760, Lachenaie, Canada d. 9 August 1832, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )

Marguerite CHAPLEAU (b.22 January 1761, Lachenaie, Canada d. 20 June 1808, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)

Therese CHAPLEAU (b.11 April 1762, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph DESJARDINS 18 September 1786 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Noel CHAPLEAU (b.14 April 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 July 1822, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )

Marie-Charlotte CHAPLEAU (b.23 August 1764, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 August 1832, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

Joseph CHAPLEAU (b.10 November 1765, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 March 1850, Sainte-Thérèse, Canada East )

Pascal CHAPLEAU (b.12 May 1768, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1855, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada East )

Pierre CHAPLEAU (b.25 August 1771, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 March 1810, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)

Pelagie CHAPLEAU (b.14 December 1772, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 February 1836, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

Marie-Angelique CHAPLEAU (b.14 February 1774, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 December 1820, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )

Bonaventure CHAPLEAU (b.9 January 1777, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 May 1834, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

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1728 Birth
2 December 1728
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Claude CHAPLEAU and Rosalie MATTE 22 January 1759, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Rosalie CHAPLEAU was born 21 April 1760, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Claude was 31 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHAPLEAU was born 22 January 1761, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Claude was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Therese CHAPLEAU was born 11 April 1762, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Claude was 33 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Noel CHAPLEAU was born 14 April 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Claude was 34 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte CHAPLEAU was born 23 August 1764, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Claude was 35 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph CHAPLEAU was born 10 November 1765, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Claude was 36 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Pascal CHAPLEAU was born 12 May 1768, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Claude was 39 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Pierre CHAPLEAU was born 25 August 1771, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Claude was 42 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Pelagie CHAPLEAU was born 14 December 1772, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Claude was 44 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique CHAPLEAU was born 14 February 1774, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Claude was 45 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
Bonaventure CHAPLEAU was born 9 January 1777, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Claude was 48 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Therese CHAPLEAU married 18 September 1786, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Joseph DESJARDINS

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)