flag male ancestor  Michel  BEGIN

  (b. 14 February 1728 Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France   d. 25 July 1798 Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )  

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Michel BEGIN was born 14 February 1728 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Michel BEGIN was the child of Etienne BEGIN   and   Genevieve ROCHON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis BEGIN and Jeanne DURAND (maternal)  Etienne ROCHON and Marie-Charlotte JEANNE

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Michel  married  Marie-Josephe TURGEON 19 February 1753 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe TURGEON  was born 30 January 1733 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont).  Marie-Josephe died 27 April 1769 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph TURGEON and Marie-Josephe JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE.

Michel  married  (2) Cecile CANTIN (QUENTIN) 23 July 1770 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .  Cecile CANTIN (QUENTIN)  was born 20 February 1725 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.  Cecile was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU.

Michel BEGIN died 25 July 1798 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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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Michel BEGIN married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe TURGEON-- Date: 19 February 1753 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe TURGEON was the child of Joseph TURGEON and Marie-Josephe JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE




Children of Michel BEGIN and Marie-Josephe TURGEON:




Michel BEGIN married flag female ancestor Cecile CANTIN (QUENTIN)-- Date: 23 July 1770 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Cecile CANTIN (QUENTIN) was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU




Children of Michel BEGIN and Cecile CANTIN (QUENTIN):


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birth1728 Birth
14 February 1728
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
marriage1753 Marriage / Partner
Michel BEGIN and Marie-Josephe TURGEON 19 February 1753, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 25 years old.
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.
1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe TURGEON died 27 April 1769, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
marriage1770 Marriage / Partner
Michel BEGIN and Cecile CANTIN (QUENTIN) 23 July 1770, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 42 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.
marriage1783 Marriage of Child
Josephte BEGIN married 24 February 1783, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Charles CANTIN
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1798 Death
25 July 1798
Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 70.
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