Zacharie FILION

(b. 10 September 1733 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1808 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Zacharie FILION was born 10 September 1733 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Zacharie FILION was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Anne BOLDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean FILION and Françoise SENARD (maternal) Jacques BOLDUC and Marie-Anne RACINE

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

Zacharie married Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 27 November 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 11 January 1747 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Suzanne died 17 October 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Suzanne was the child of Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Geneviève SIMARD.

Zacharie FILION died 23 July 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Zacharie FILION married

Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE-- Date: 27 November 1764 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was the child of Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Geneviève SIMARD

Children of Zacharie FILION and Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE:

Frederic FILION (b.8 September 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte SIMARD 3 February 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Angelique VERREAULT 7 May 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis FILION (b.28 October 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1836, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Elisabeth-Louise RODRIGUE 23 January 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ursule FILION (b.20 March 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Damase LAVOIE 14 January 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne FILION (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 December 1852, Rimouski, Canada East )
m. Cecile BUSSIERE 16 April 1799 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Theophile FILION (b.15 March 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph SIMARD 23 January 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie FILION (b.abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 February 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Antoine GIRARD 19 February 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1733 Birth
10 September 1733
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Zacharie FILION and Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 27 November 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 31 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Frederic FILION was born 8 September 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Zacharie was 32 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Louis FILION was born 28 October 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Zacharie was 35 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Ursule FILION was born 20 March 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Zacharie was 38 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
Marie-Theophile FILION was born 15 March 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Zacharie was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Ursule FILION married 14 January 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Damase LAVOIE

1795 Marriage of Child
Frederic FILION married 3 February 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Josephte SIMARD

1798 Marriage of Child
Louis FILION married 23 January 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Elisabeth-Louise RODRIGUE

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Theophile FILION married 23 January 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph SIMARD

1799 Marriage of Child
Etienne FILION married 16 April 1799, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Cecile BUSSIERE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Marriage of Child
Marie FILION married 19 February 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Antoine GIRARD

1805 Marriage of Child
Frederic FILION married 7 May 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Angelique VERREAULT