Antoine ARSENAULT

(b. 4 September 1771 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 April 1824 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Antoine ARSENAULT was born 4 September 1771 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine ARSENAULT was the child of Louis-Joseph ARSENAULT and Marie-Madeleine LAVIGNE dite RIVARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Paul ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marie-Josephe BRISARD dite ST-GERMAIN (maternal) Rene-Pierre LAVIGNE and Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

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

Antoine married Josephte DUPRAS (PRATTE) 16 November 1795 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte DUPRAS (PRATTE) was born 26 March 1772 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Josephte died 1 November 1843 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX.

Antoine ARSENAULT died 6 April 1824 in Maskinongé, 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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Antoine ARSENAULT married

Josephte DUPRAS (PRATTE)-- Date: 16 November 1795 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Josephte DUPRAS (PRATTE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

Children of Antoine ARSENAULT and Josephte DUPRAS (PRATTE):

Marguerite ARSENAULT (b.30 March 1801, Louiseville, Lower Canada d. 14 June 1855, St-Paulin, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada)
m. Louis DUPUIS 23 February 1841 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1771 Birth
4 September 1771
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ARSENAULT and Josephte DUPRAS (PRATTE) 16 November 1795, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 24 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Marguerite ARSENAULT was born 30 March 1801, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Antoine was 29 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