Jacques CASAVANT

(b. 22 September 1783 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 October 1836 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Jacques CASAVANT was born 22 September 1783 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques CASAVANT was the child of Pierre CASAVANT and Marie-Luce DUFRESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE (maternal) Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC

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

Jacques married Marie-Antoinette ARCHAMBAULT 17 April 1809 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Antoinette ARCHAMBAULT was born 19 December 1785 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Antoinette died 25 December 1830 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Marie-Antoinette was the child of Antoine ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Antoinette ALLARD.

Jacques CASAVANT died 27 October 1836 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Jacques CASAVANT married

Marie-Antoinette ARCHAMBAULT-- Date: 17 April 1809 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marie-Antoinette ARCHAMBAULT was the child of Antoine ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Antoinette ALLARD

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Children of Jacques CASAVANT and Marie-Antoinette ARCHAMBAULT:

Pascal CASAVANT (b.22 April 1810, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 25 August 1861, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

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1783 Birth
22 September 1783
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1809 Marriage / Partner
Jacques CASAVANT and Marie-Antoinette ARCHAMBAULT 17 April 1809, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 25 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Pascal CASAVANT was born 22 April 1810, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 26 years old.

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