flag male ancestor  Francois-Xavier  DUBOIS

  (b. 30 July 1787 Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 5 June 1863 Ste-Gertrude, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada )  

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Francois-Xavier DUBOIS was born 30 July 1787 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois-Xavier DUBOIS was the child of Francois DUBOIS   and   Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU (maternal)  Charles BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE and Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE

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Francois-Xavier  married  Marguerite LEBLANC 5 October 1812 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LEBLANC  was born 12 January 1786 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Marguerite died 10 October 1881 in Ste-Gertrude, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada.  Marguerite was the child of Antoine LEBLANC and Marguerite-Francoise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE.

Francois-Xavier DUBOIS died 5 June 1863 in Ste-Gertrude, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Francois-Xavier DUBOIS married flag female ancestor Marguerite LEBLANC-- Date: 5 October 1812 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marguerite LEBLANC was the child of Antoine LEBLANC and Marguerite-Francoise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE




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Children of Francois-Xavier DUBOIS and Marguerite LEBLANC:

flag female ancestor Marguerite DUBOIS (b.22 August 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 31 December 1901, Ste-Gertrude, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada)
m. Joseph BELANGER 13 August 1839 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)



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birth1787 Birth
30 July 1787
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1812 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Xavier DUBOIS and Marguerite LEBLANC 5 October 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 25 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Birth of Child
Marguerite DUBOIS was born 22 August 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois-Xavier was 33 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1839 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUBOIS married 13 August 1839, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph BELANGER
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1863 Death
5 June 1863
Ste-Gertrude, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 75.
Added: 5/16/2024 4:29:39 PM - Updated: 5/16/2024 4:34:47 PM

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