François CARON

(b. 11 August 1729 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 27 February 1799 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )

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François CARON was born 11 August 1729 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

François CARON was the child of François CARON and Marie-Josephe BARRETTE (BARET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean CARON and Rosalie SIMARD (maternal) François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Geneviève CLOUTIER

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

François married Therese PARE 10 January 1754 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese PARE was born 11 February 1733 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Therese died 28 April 1766 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Therese was the child of Joseph PARÉ and Ursule LESSARD (LESSART).

François married (2) Marie-Therese SIMARD 24 August 1767 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Therese SIMARD was born 9 March 1744 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Therese died 16 December 1806 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Therese was the child of Etienne SIMARD and Louise BOLDUC.

François CARON died 27 February 1799 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

François CARON was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Family and Children of François CARON

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François CARON married

Therese PARE-- Date: 10 January 1754 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Therese PARE was the child of Joseph PARÉ and Ursule LESSARD (LESSART)

Children of François CARON and Therese PARE:

Therese CARON (b.28 March 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1838, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Marie GAGNE 12 August 1782 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François CARON married

Marie-Therese SIMARD-- Date: 24 August 1767 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Therese SIMARD was the child of Etienne SIMARD and Louise BOLDUC

Children of François CARON and Marie-Therese SIMARD:

Marie-Louise CARON (b.19 September 1769, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne PARÉ 20 January 1789 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1729 Birth
11 August 1729
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
François CARON and Therese PARE 10 January 1754, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 24 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Therese CARON was born 28 March 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François was 27 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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Therese PARE died 28 April 1766, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1767 Marriage / Partner
François CARON and Marie-Therese SIMARD 24 August 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 38 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CARON was born 19 September 1769, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François was 40 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.