François POULIN

(b. 11 April 1762 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada d. 19 May 1833 , Beauceville, Lower Canada )

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François POULIN was born 11 April 1762 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada

François POULIN was the child of Claude POULIN and Marie-Marguerite CLICHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean POULIN and Agnès DROUIN (maternal) Vincent CLICHE and Marie-Anne CHORET

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

François married Marie-Jeanne ELIE dite BRETON 11 January 1785 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Jeanne ELIE dite BRETON was born 18 March 1767 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie-Jeanne died 30 September 1841 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Joseph-Marie ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne VACHON.

François POULIN died 19 May 1833 in Beauceville, 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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François POULIN married

Marie-Jeanne ELIE dite BRETON-- Date: 11 January 1785 Place: Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Jeanne ELIE dite BRETON was the child of Joseph-Marie ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne VACHON

Children of François POULIN and Marie-Jeanne ELIE dite BRETON:

Pierre POULIN (b.19 March 1798, Beauceville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Françoise VEILLEUX 7 January 1823 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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1762 Birth
11 April 1762
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada

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 POULIN and Marie-Jeanne ELIE dite BRETON 11 January 1785, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

He was 22 years old.

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

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

1798 Birth of Child
Pierre POULIN was born 19 March 1798, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

François was 35 years old.

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

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Pierre POULIN married 7 January 1823, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce) to Françoise VEILLEUX

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)