François DUBOIS

(b. 20 June 1725 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 9 July 1797 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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François DUBOIS was born 20 June 1725 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

François DUBOIS was the child of François DUBOIS and Marie-Angelique CADORET and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUBOIS and Marie GUAY dite BRIERE (maternal) Georges CADORET and Barbe BOUCHER

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François married Françoise POULIN 9 January 1751 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise POULIN was born 7 July 1736 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Françoise died 8 March 1791 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Françoise was the child of André POULIN and Marie-Thérèse CARON.

François DUBOIS died 9 July 1797 in Beloeil, Lower 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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François DUBOIS married

Françoise POULIN-- Date: 9 January 1751 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Françoise POULIN was the child of André POULIN and Marie-Thérèse CARON

Children of François DUBOIS and Françoise POULIN:

Madeleine DUBOIS (b.20 September 1757, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES 27 November 1775 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Noel DUBOIS (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie CATUDAL dite ST-JEAN 13 February 1792 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1725 Birth
20 June 1725
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
François DUBOIS and Françoise POULIN 9 January 1751, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Madeleine DUBOIS was born 20 September 1757, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 32 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DUBOIS married 27 November 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES

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.