François BERUBE

(b. 28 January 1759 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1814 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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François BERUBE was born 28 January 1759 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

François BERUBE was the child of Francois BERUBE and Louise MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BERUBE and Angélique-Madeleine LEVESQUE (maternal) Jean-Francois-Ignace MOREAU and Anne DIONNE

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

François married Marie-Catherine OUELLET 18 July 1785 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine OUELLET was born 7 September 1766 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Catherine was the child of Sebastien OUELLET and Marie-Catherine PLOURDE.

François BERUBE died 23 March 1814 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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François BERUBE married

Marie-Catherine OUELLET-- Date: 18 July 1785 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine OUELLET was the child of Sebastien OUELLET and Marie-Catherine PLOURDE

Children of François BERUBE and Marie-Catherine OUELLET:

Joseph-Francois BERUBE (b.15 September 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Angelique GAGNON 23 July 1810 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Michel BERUBE (b.23 September 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 September 1841, St-Simon, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada)
m. Euphrosine LEVESQUE 1 February 1813 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1759 Birth
28 January 1759
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
François BERUBE and Marie-Catherine OUELLET 18 July 1785, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 26 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph-Francois BERUBE was born 15 September 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

François was 28 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Michel BERUBE was born 23 September 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

François was 31 years old.

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

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

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Francois BERUBE married 23 July 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Angelique GAGNON

1813 Marriage of Child
Michel BERUBE married 1 February 1813, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Euphrosine LEVESQUE