flag male ancestor  François  DANSEREAU

  (b. 13 October 1786 Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 25 March 1858 Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )  

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François DANSEREAU was born 13 October 1786 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

François DANSEREAU was the child of Joseph DANSEREAU   and   Angélique-Petronille LANGEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François DANSEREAU and Marie-Charlotte RIVET (maternal)  Louis LANGEVIN and Marie-Angélique LEDUC

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François  married  Marie WILCOTT 2 October 1809 in Verchères, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie WILCOTT  was born 24 October 1788 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada.  Marie died 1 June 1867 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Marie was the child of Abner WILCOTT (WOOLCOTT) and Catherine GRIFFIN.

François DANSEREAU died 25 March 1858 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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François DANSEREAU married flag female ancestor Marie WILCOTT-- Date: 2 October 1809 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marie WILCOTT was the child of Abner WILCOTT (WOOLCOTT) and Catherine GRIFFIN




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birth1786 Birth
13 October 1786
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1809 Marriage / Partner
François DANSEREAU and Marie WILCOTT 2 October 1809, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 22 years old.
1810 Birth of Child
Joseph DANSEREAU was born 28 October 1810, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 24 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1836 Marriage of Child
Joseph DANSEREAU married 27 September 1836, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marguerite MORIN
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1858 Death
25 March 1858
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 12/23/2021 11:30:41 AM - Updated: 12/23/2021 11:33:07 AM

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