François LECLERC

(b. 14 January 1727 , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 June 1798 , Mascouche, Lower Canada )

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François LECLERC was born 14 January 1727 in Québec Province, Canada

François LECLERC was the child of Jean LECLERC and Marie-Thérèse COTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Charles LECLERC and Marguerite BAUCHER dite MORENCY (maternal) Jean COTE dit LEFRISÉ and Marie-Anne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

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

François married Marie-Anne TURGEON 7 January 1749 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne TURGEON was born 5 October 1727 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles TURGEON and Marie-Madeleine DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR.

François LECLERC died 6 June 1798 in Mascouche, 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 LECLERC married

Marie-Anne TURGEON-- Date: 7 January 1749 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne TURGEON was the child of Charles TURGEON and Marie-Madeleine DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR

Children of François LECLERC and Marie-Anne TURGEON:

Anne LECLERC (b.7 June 1754, Mascouche, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste HUBOULT dit DESLONGCHAMPS 11 August 1777 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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1727 Birth
14 January 1727
Québec Province, Canada

1749 Marriage / Partner
François LECLERC and Marie-Anne TURGEON 7 January 1749, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 21 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Anne LECLERC was born 7 June 1754, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

François was 27 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 - 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 Marriage of Child
Anne LECLERC married 11 August 1777, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Jean-Baptiste HUBOULT dit DESLONGCHAMPS

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)