Antoine BIGUET

(b. 29 August 1745 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1812 , Boucherville, Lower Canada )

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Antoine BIGUET was born 29 August 1745 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Antoine BIGUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGUET dit NOBERT and Françoise ACHIM dite ST-ANDRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne BIGUET dit NOBERT and Dorothee DUBOIS (maternal) François ACHIM dit ST-ANDRÉ and Marie-Madeleine SÉGUIN

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

Antoine married Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE 20 September 1795 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 28 October 1755 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Josephte died 3 July 1828 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Josephte was the child of Antoine ROBERT dit FONTAINE and Josephte DELIERE (DESLIERES) dite BONVOULOIR.

Antoine BIGUET died 28 March 1812 in Boucherville, 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 BIGUET married

Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE-- Date: 20 September 1795 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Antoine ROBERT dit FONTAINE and Josephte DELIERE (DESLIERES) dite BONVOULOIR

Children of Antoine BIGUET and Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE:

Desanges BIGUET (BILLETTE) (b.15 October 1778, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 January 1821, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Jean GREGOIRE dit NANTAIS 16 January 1797 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1745 Birth
29 August 1745
Longueuil, 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.

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
Desanges BIGUET (BILLETTE) was born 15 October 1778, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Antoine was 33 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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BIGUET and Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE 20 September 1795, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 50 years old.

1797 Marriage of Child
Desanges BIGUET (BILLETTE) married 16 January 1797, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph-Jean GREGOIRE dit NANTAIS

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