Marie-Christine BIRON

(b. 30 January 1752 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1797 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Christine BIRON was born 30 January 1752 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Marie-Christine BIRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIRON and Marie-Charlotte HAMEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne BIRON and Marie-Anne HOUDE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste HAMEL and Marie-Anne METHOT

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

Marie-Christine married Joseph CARBONNEAU 22 February 1773 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph CARBONNEAU was born 9 January 1737 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph died 16 September 1808 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph was the child of Alexis CARBONNEAU and Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS.

Marie-Christine BIRON died 22 November 1797 in Yamachiche, 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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Marie-Christine BIRON married

Joseph CARBONNEAU-- Date: 22 February 1773 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph CARBONNEAU was the child of Alexis CARBONNEAU and Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS

Children of Joseph CARBONNEAU and Marie-Christine BIRON:

Marguerite CARBONNEAU (b.15 December 1785, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis GELINAS 6 February 1804 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1752 Birth
30 January 1752
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Christine BIRON and Joseph CARBONNEAU 22 February 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 21 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARBONNEAU was born 15 December 1785, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Christine was 33 years old.

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

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