François SAVOIE

(b. 20 May 1741 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 14 September 1830 , Saint-Barthélemy, Lower Canada )

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François SAVOIE was born 20 May 1741 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

François SAVOIE was the child of Honore SAVOIE and Marie Anne COMEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François Xavier SAVOIE and Marie Josephe RICHARD (maternal) Joseph COMEAU and Marie ROY

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

François married Genevieve PAQUIN 3 November 1767 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve PAQUIN was born 24 February 1741 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Genevieve was the child of Jean PAQUIN and Marie-Marguerite CHAPELAIN.

François SAVOIE died 14 September 1830 in Saint-Barthélemy, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of François SAVOIE

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François SAVOIE married

Genevieve PAQUIN-- Date: 3 November 1767 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve PAQUIN was the child of Jean PAQUIN and Marie-Marguerite CHAPELAIN

Children of François SAVOIE and Genevieve PAQUIN:

Francois SAVOIE (b.23 July 1772, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1826, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite PROVOST 6 February 1797 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Paul-Emmanuel SAVOIE (b.23 December 1781, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1858, Plessisville, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephte PLANTE 14 November 1808 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite SAVOIE (b.14 April 1784, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1866, Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East)
m. Louis MICHAUD 7 August 1838 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1741 Birth
20 May 1741
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
François SAVOIE and Genevieve PAQUIN 3 November 1767, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Francois SAVOIE was born 23 July 1772, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François was 31 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Paul-Emmanuel SAVOIE was born 23 December 1781, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

François was 40 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marguerite SAVOIE was born 14 April 1784, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

François was 42 years old.

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Francois SAVOIE married 6 February 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marguerite PROVOST

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Paul-Emmanuel SAVOIE married 14 November 1808, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte PLANTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)