François FERLAND

(b. 16 October 1754 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1816 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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François FERLAND was born 16 October 1754 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

François FERLAND was the child of Gabriel FERLAND and Marie-Madeleine GOULET and the grandchild of: (paternal) François FERLAND and Anne PAULET (maternal) Louis GOULET and Marie-Anne QUENTIN

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François married Geneviève COLLIN 28 November 1780 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève COLLIN was born 25 April 1758 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Geneviève died 7 July 1818 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Geneviève was the child of Pierre COLIN and Charlotte THIVIERGE.

François FERLAND died 1 March 1816 in Berthierville, 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 FERLAND married

Geneviève COLLIN-- Date: 28 November 1780 Place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève COLLIN was the child of Pierre COLIN and Charlotte THIVIERGE

Children of François FERLAND and Geneviève COLLIN:

Gabriel FERLAND (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Genevieve BRUNEL dite BEAUFORT 9 January 1809 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Madeleine FERLAND (b.12 March 1790, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 February 1851, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)
m. François BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT 18 February 1808 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1754 Birth
16 October 1754
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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 - 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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
François FERLAND and Geneviève COLLIN 28 November 1780, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Madeleine FERLAND was born 12 March 1790, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

François was 35 years old.

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

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Madeleine FERLAND married 18 February 1808, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT

1809 Marriage of Child
Gabriel FERLAND married 9 January 1809, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Genevieve BRUNEL dite BEAUFORT