François-Michel LAFRANCE

(b. 29 September 1724 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1796 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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François-Michel LAFRANCE was born 29 September 1724 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

François-Michel LAFRANCE was the child of Georges NIOF dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne LARUE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume LARUE and Marie-Anne PEPIN

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

François-Michel married Marie ROSEAU 23 October 1747 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie ROSEAU was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 23 May 1797 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Jacques ROSEAU and Marie-Anne LEMIRE.

François-Michel LAFRANCE died 3 March 1796 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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-Michel LAFRANCE married

Marie ROSEAU-- Date: 23 October 1747 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Marie ROSEAU was the child of Jacques ROSEAU and Marie-Anne LEMIRE

Children of François-Michel LAFRANCE and Marie ROSEAU:

Marie-Josephe LAFRANCE (b.11 August 1755, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste VEZINA 16 November 1778 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1724 Birth
29 September 1724
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
François-Michel LAFRANCE and Marie ROSEAU 23 October 1747, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 23 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LAFRANCE was born 11 August 1755, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François-Michel 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.

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.