Françoise BLANCHET

(b. 17 February 1746 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1823 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Françoise BLANCHET was born 17 February 1746 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Françoise BLANCHET was the child of François BLANCHET and Claire FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ (maternal) Joseph FOURNIER and Elisabeth GAGNÉ

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Françoise married François BOULET (BOULAY) 11 November 1776 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François BOULET (BOULAY) was born 23 September 1750 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). François died 18 November 1819 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). François was the child of Jacques-Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Madeleine GAGNÉ.

Françoise BLANCHET died 21 February 1823 in Montmagny, 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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Françoise BLANCHET married

François BOULET (BOULAY)-- Date: 11 November 1776 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
François BOULET (BOULAY) was the child of Jacques-Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Madeleine GAGNÉ

Children of François BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise BLANCHET:

Catherine BOULET (BOULAY) (b.20 September 1788, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 March 1840, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Jean COTE 21 July 1823 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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1746 Birth
17 February 1746
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BLANCHET and François BOULET (BOULAY) 11 November 1776, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Catherine BOULET (BOULAY) was born 20 September 1788, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Françoise was 42 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)

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.