François FILION

(b. 25 October 1740 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1787 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François FILION was born 25 October 1740 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

François FILION was the child of François-Antoine FEUILLON (FILION) and Thérèse MARSAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FEUILLON (FILION) and Marie-Françoise LATOUCHE (maternal) François MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES

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

François married Marguerite SARRAZIN 1 July 1765 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite SARRAZIN was born 20 November 1746 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marguerite died 15 June 1788 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of François SARRAZIN and Marguerite BENOIT.

François FILION died 18 February 1787 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, 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 FILION married

Marguerite SARRAZIN-- Date: 1 July 1765 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite SARRAZIN was the child of François SARRAZIN and Marguerite BENOIT

Children of François FILION and Marguerite SARRAZIN:

Antoine FILION (b.8 July 1772, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 March 1848, St-Hermas, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie-Charlotte PARADIS 9 February 1790 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise FILION (b.3 November 1774, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 November 1813, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Marie GRATTON 30 July 1792 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

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1740 Birth
25 October 1740
Lachenaie, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
François FILION and Marguerite SARRAZIN 1 July 1765, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Antoine FILION was born 8 July 1772, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

François was 31 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FILION was born 3 November 1774, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

François was 34 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.