Nicolas PAQUIN

(b. 4 May 1708 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 19 October 1791 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas PAQUIN was born 4 May 1708 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Nicolas PAQUIN was the child of Nicolas PAQUIN and Marie-Anne PERRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PAQUIN and Marie-Françoise PLANTE (maternal) Paul PERRAULT dit LAGORCE (PERROT) and Marie CHRETIEN

Nicolas had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Nicolas married Josephe ARCAND dite BOURDELAIS 1 March 1745 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephe ARCAND dite BOURDELAIS was born 28 October 1719 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Josephe died 1 November 1788 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Josephe was the child of Joseph ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Renee CHARTIER.

Nicolas PAQUIN died 19 October 1791 in Deschambault, 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
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Family and Children of Nicolas PAQUIN

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Nicolas PAQUIN married

Josephe ARCAND dite BOURDELAIS-- Date: 1 March 1745 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Josephe ARCAND dite BOURDELAIS was the child of Joseph ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Renee CHARTIER

Children of Nicolas PAQUIN and Josephe ARCAND dite BOURDELAIS:

Nicolas PAQUIN (b.28 November 1745, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1810, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise GAUTHIER 18 January 1773 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Baptiste PAQUIN (b.30 October 1751, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne-Renee NAULT 1 August 1774 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josette PAQUIN (b.31 October 1755, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1831, Grondines, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie SAUVAGEAU 25 July 1774 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1708 Birth
4 May 1708
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas PAQUIN and Josephe ARCAND dite BOURDELAIS 1 March 1745, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 36 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Nicolas PAQUIN was born 28 November 1745, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Nicolas was 37 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUIN was born 30 October 1751, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Nicolas was 43 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Josette PAQUIN was born 31 October 1755, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Nicolas was 47 years old.

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 of Child
Nicolas PAQUIN married 18 January 1773, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Françoise GAUTHIER

1774 Marriage of Child
Josette PAQUIN married 25 July 1774, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Joseph-Marie SAUVAGEAU

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUIN married 1 August 1774, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie-Anne-Renee NAULT

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.