flag male ancestor  François  FOUCAULT

  (b. 27 March 1738 Repentigny, Canada, New France   d. 7 November 1819 Terrebonne, Lower Canada )  

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François FOUCAULT was born 27 March 1738 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

François FOUCAULT was the child of Guillaume FOUCAULT (FOUQUEREAU)   and   Marie-Anne RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Urbain-Pierre FOUCAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Jeanne ROSSIGNOL (maternal)  Pierre RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Anne MOUSSEAU

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François  married  Marie-Josephe-Madeleine ÉTHIER 12 May 1766 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe-Madeleine ÉTHIER  was born 1 October 1749 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne).  Marie-Josephe-Madeleine died 24 April 1832 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marie-Josephe-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER and Marie-Madeleine CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA).

François FOUCAULT died 7 November 1819 in Terrebonne, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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François FOUCAULT married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe-Madeleine ÉTHIER-- Date: 12 May 1766 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe-Madeleine ÉTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER and Marie-Madeleine CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA)




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birth1738 Birth
27 March 1738
Repentigny, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1766 Marriage / Partner
François FOUCAULT and Marie-Josephe-Madeleine ÉTHIER 12 May 1766, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 28 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte FOUCAULT was born 22 April 1779, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

François was 41 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte FOUCAULT married 5 August 1799, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Joseph ÉTHIER
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
death1819 Death
7 November 1819
Terrebonne, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 81.
Added: 2/5/2020 11:48:36 AM - Updated: 2/5/2020 11:50:19 AM

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