Michel HAMEL

(b. abt. 1692 , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 December 1785 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel HAMEL was born abt. 1692 in Québec Province, Canada

Michel HAMEL was the child of Charles HAMEL and Angélique LEVASSEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles HAMEL and Catherine LEMAITRE (maternal) Jean LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite RICHARD

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

Michel married Elisabeth AVICE 21 January 1726 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth AVICE was born 26 June 1710 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Elisabeth died 1 February 1766 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Elisabeth was the child of Jacques AVICE and Geneviève PARENT.

Michel HAMEL died 7 December 1785 in Sainte-Foy, 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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Michel HAMEL married

Elisabeth AVICE-- Date: 21 January 1726 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Elisabeth AVICE was the child of Jacques AVICE and Geneviève PARENT

Children of Michel HAMEL and Elisabeth AVICE:

Marie-Elisabeth HAMEL (b.20 August 1729, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1770, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre GAUVIN 3 October 1763 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Michel HAMEL and Elisabeth AVICE 21 January 1726, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth HAMEL was born 20 August 1729, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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
Marie-Elisabeth HAMEL married 3 October 1763, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Pierre GAUVIN

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth AVICE died 1 February 1766, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth HAMEL died 21 July 1770, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.