Francois PLANTE

(b. 14 September 1749 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1837 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Francois PLANTE was born 14 September 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Francois PLANTE was the child of Louis PLANTE and Marie-Josephte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PLANTE and Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER (maternal) Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Genevieve CHAMBERLAND

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Francois married Francoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE (DANEAU) 21 February 1786 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE (DANEAU) was born 3 July 1765 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Francoise died 12 December 1835 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Francoise was the child of Michel-Philippe DANIAU dit LAPRISE (DANEAU) and Anne-Francoise BOISSONNEAU.

Francois PLANTE died 9 May 1837 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Francois PLANTE married

Francoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE (DANEAU)-- Date: 21 February 1786 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE (DANEAU) was the child of Michel-Philippe DANIAU dit LAPRISE (DANEAU) and Anne-Francoise BOISSONNEAU

Children of Francois PLANTE and Francoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE (DANEAU):

Louis PLANTE (b.17 March 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1876, St-Anselme, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie-Anne RUEL 8 September 1812 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1749 Birth
14 September 1749
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Francois PLANTE and Francoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE (DANEAU) 21 February 1786, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 36 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Louis PLANTE was born 17 March 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francois was 37 years old.

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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Louis PLANTE married 8 September 1812, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne RUEL

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)