François MAISONNEUVE

(b. 20 August 1724 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 12 September 1782 , Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François MAISONNEUVE was born 20 August 1724 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

François MAISONNEUVE was the child of Jean-François MAISONNEUVE and Marie TOURNOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MAISONNEUVE and Anne-Elisabeth GRENIER dite NADEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS and Marguerite BENOIT

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François married Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS 25 September 1754 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS was born 21 October 1737 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Cecile died 28 March 1778 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Cecile was the child of Pierre FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS and Marie-Anne AUBERT (AUBE).

François MAISONNEUVE died 12 September 1782 in Laval, 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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François MAISONNEUVE married

Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS-- Date: 25 September 1754 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS was the child of Pierre FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS and Marie-Anne AUBERT (AUBE)

Children of François MAISONNEUVE and Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS:

Cecile MAISONNEUVE (b.15 June 1770, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 July 1801, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Louis GRATTON 1 February 1785 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1724 Birth
20 August 1724
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
François MAISONNEUVE and Cecile FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS 25 September 1754, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 30 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Cecile MAISONNEUVE was born 15 June 1770, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

François was 45 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.