Nicolas SYLVESTRE

(b. 22 August 1723 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1801 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas SYLVESTRE was born 22 August 1723 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Nicolas SYLVESTRE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU (maternal) Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT)

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Nicolas married Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR 3 February 1749 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR was born 22 May 1730 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Charlotte died 17 January 1770 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS).

Nicolas married (2) Marie-Geneviève FORCIER 19 August 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Geneviève FORCIER was born 28 March 1743 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Geneviève died 26 May 1828 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT.

Nicolas SYLVESTRE died 30 June 1801 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Nicolas SYLVESTRE married

Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR-- Date: 3 February 1749 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR was the child of Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Children of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR:

Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE (b.2 May 1751, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1826, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite VALOIS 8 April 1771 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis-Paul SYLVESTRE (b.28 August 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule PERRAULT 24 February 1783 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Nicolas SYLVESTRE married

Marie-Geneviève FORCIER-- Date: 19 August 1771 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT

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1723 Birth
22 August 1723
Sorel, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR 3 February 1749, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE was born 2 May 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Nicolas was 27 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Louis-Paul SYLVESTRE was born 28 August 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Nicolas was 32 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR died 17 January 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1771 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Marie-Geneviève FORCIER 19 August 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 48 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE married 8 April 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marguerite VALOIS

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.