Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN

(b. 25 March 1772 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 May 1832 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN was born 25 March 1772 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN was the child of Basile ASSELIN and Marie-Anne COUTURE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE (maternal) Guillaume-Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Elisabeth GOSSELIN

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

Pierre-Chrysologue married Catherine CAMPAGNA 13 February 1804 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CAMPAGNA was born 22 October 1788 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 23 August 1872 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean CAMPAGNA and Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON.

Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN died 7 May 1832 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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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Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN married

Catherine CAMPAGNA-- Date: 13 February 1804 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Catherine CAMPAGNA was the child of Jean CAMPAGNA and Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON

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Children of Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN and Catherine CAMPAGNA:

Francois ASSELIN (b.10 November 1810, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada d. 23 August 1889, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Sophie LEFRANCOIS 15 October 1835 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1772 Birth
25 March 1772
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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)

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN and Catherine CAMPAGNA 13 February 1804, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Francois ASSELIN was born 10 November 1810, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Chrysologue was 38 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