François-Regis QUIRION

(b. 5 January 1769 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 September 1839 , Beauceville, Lower Canada )

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François-Regis QUIRION was born 5 January 1769 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Regis QUIRION was the child of Ignace QUIRION and Marguerite POULIOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph QUIRION (QUERILLON) and Marguerite GIROUX (maternal) Jean POULIOT and Anne DENIS dite LAPIERRE

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

François-Regis married Catherine CRESSAC dite TOULOUSE 4 August 1794 in Beauceville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CRESSAC dite TOULOUSE was born 25 May 1776 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 26 January 1846 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Catherine was the child of Pierre CRESSAC dit TOULOUSE and Catherine VINCENT.

François-Regis QUIRION died 29 September 1839 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-Regis QUIRION married

Catherine CRESSAC dite TOULOUSE-- Date: 4 August 1794 Place: Beauceville, Lower Canada
Catherine CRESSAC dite TOULOUSE was the child of Pierre CRESSAC dit TOULOUSE and Catherine VINCENT

Children of François-Regis QUIRION and Catherine CRESSAC dite TOULOUSE:

Catherine QUIRION (b.3 May 1797, Beauceville, Lower Canada d. 7 March 1864, Beauceville, Canada East )
m. Olivier RODRIGUE 1 August 1820 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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1769 Birth
5 January 1769
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
François-Regis QUIRION and Catherine CRESSAC dite TOULOUSE 4 August 1794, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

He was 25 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Catherine QUIRION was born 3 May 1797, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

François-Regis was 28 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