Antoine BOYER

(b. 6 March 1757 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1822 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Antoine BOYER was born 6 March 1757 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Antoine BOYER was the child of Claude BOYER and Suzanne MENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Antoine BOYER and Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (maternal) Jacques-Marie MENARD and Suzanne PREGENT

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

Antoine married Marguerite ROBIDOUX 17 May 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ROBIDOUX was born 21 October 1758 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 24 September 1831 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Marguerite DUPUIS.

Antoine BOYER died 4 October 1822 in Saint-Constant, 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 BOYER married

Marguerite ROBIDOUX-- Date: 17 May 1779 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite ROBIDOUX was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Marguerite DUPUIS

Children of Antoine BOYER and Marguerite ROBIDOUX:

Charles BOYER (b.3 February 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite DUPUIS 3 October 1808 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1757 Birth
6 March 1757
Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BOYER and Marguerite ROBIDOUX 17 May 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Charles BOYER was born 3 February 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 30 years old.

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

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Charles BOYER married 3 October 1808, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marguerite DUPUIS

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