Ambroise PATENAUDE

(b. 16 August 1747 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1822 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )

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Ambroise PATENAUDE was born 16 August 1747 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Ambroise PATENAUDE was the child of Toussaint PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Marie-Anne CHOQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Catherine BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR (maternal) Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HÉBERT

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

Ambroise married Marie LEDOUX 18 May 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LEDOUX was born 11 August 1752 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie died 14 September 1832 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marie was the child of Jacques LEDOUX and Marie-Anne LAPORTE.

Ambroise PATENAUDE died 11 May 1822 in Marieville, Rouville, 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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Ambroise PATENAUDE married

Marie LEDOUX-- Date: 18 May 1770 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie LEDOUX was the child of Jacques LEDOUX and Marie-Anne LAPORTE

Children of Ambroise PATENAUDE and Marie LEDOUX:

Marguerite PATENAUDE (b.25 April 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 May 1857, Valcourt, Quebec, Canada)
m. Alexis BOMBARDIER 10 January 1803 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1747 Birth
16 August 1747
Verchères, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise PATENAUDE and Marie LEDOUX 18 May 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marguerite PATENAUDE was born 25 April 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Ambroise was 30 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)

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PATENAUDE married 10 January 1803, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Alexis BOMBARDIER

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