Augustin CHAVIGNY

(b. 9 November 1739 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1790 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Augustin CHAVIGNY was born 9 November 1739 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Augustin CHAVIGNY was the child of François CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE and Marie-Francoise TROTTIER dite LABISSIONNIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Geneviève GUYON (maternal) Noel TROTTIER dit LABISSONNIÈRE and Marguerite-Thérèse FAFARD dite LONGVAL

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

Augustin married Marie-Rose MATHIEU 18 January 1768 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rose MATHIEU was born 10 February 1749 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Rose died 11 October 1827 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Rose was the child of Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU and Françoise MARCOTTE.

Augustin CHAVIGNY died 5 April 1790 in Deschambault, 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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Augustin CHAVIGNY married

Marie-Rose MATHIEU-- Date: 18 January 1768 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Rose MATHIEU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU and Françoise MARCOTTE

Children of Augustin CHAVIGNY and Marie-Rose MATHIEU:

Rosalie CHAVIGNY (b.10 February 1770, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ 23 February 1789 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1739 Birth
9 November 1739
Deschambault, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Augustin CHAVIGNY and Marie-Rose MATHIEU 18 January 1768, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 28 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Rosalie CHAVIGNY was born 10 February 1770, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Augustin was 30 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.