Mathieu SAVARD

(b. 15 April 1742 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1831 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )

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Mathieu SAVARD was born 15 April 1742 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Mathieu SAVARD was the child of Pierre SAVARD and Marie-Josephe BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Simon SAVARD and Marie-Josephte MOREL (maternal) François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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

Mathieu married Cecile DESBIENS 4 November 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Cecile DESBIENS was born 2 September 1740 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Cecile died 29 October 1815 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Cecile was the child of Étienne DESBIENS and Suzanne ROYER.

Mathieu SAVARD died 9 March 1831 in Isle-aux-Coudres, 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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Mathieu SAVARD married

Cecile DESBIENS-- Date: 4 November 1766 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Cecile DESBIENS was the child of Étienne DESBIENS and Suzanne ROYER

Children of Mathieu SAVARD and Cecile DESBIENS:

Joseph-Marie SAVARD (b.25 March 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 28 November 1797 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Euphrosine SAVARD (b.1 April 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Guillaume DUFOUR 28 August 1798 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Laurent SAVARD (b.13 May 1776, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 February 1849, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Therese BRASSARD 5 November 1804 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Mathieu SAVARD (b.11 July 1778, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Angele MORIN (MORAND) 18 August 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1742 Birth
15 April 1742
Isle-aux-Coudres, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Mathieu SAVARD and Cecile DESBIENS 4 November 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie SAVARD was born 25 March 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Mathieu was 29 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Euphrosine SAVARD was born 1 April 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Mathieu was 31 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Laurent SAVARD was born 13 May 1776, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Mathieu was 34 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Mathieu SAVARD was born 11 July 1778, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Mathieu was 36 years old.

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)

1797 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie SAVARD married 28 November 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Euphrosine SAVARD married 28 August 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Jean-Guillaume DUFOUR

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Laurent SAVARD married 5 November 1804, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Therese BRASSARD

1812 Marriage of Child
Mathieu SAVARD married 18 August 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Angele MORIN (MORAND)