Francois DAGENAIS

(b. 16 November 1710 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 December 1775 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois DAGENAIS was born 16 November 1710 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Francois DAGENAIS was the child of Pierre DAGENAIS and Marie DROUET dite GRANDMAISON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DAGENAIS dit LÉPINE and Anne BRANDON (maternal) Mathurin DROUET dit GRANDMAISON and Marie-Louise BARDOU (BARDEAU)

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

Francois married Charlotte VANIER 16 November 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte VANIER was born 2 February 1719 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte died 10 December 1792 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Charlotte was the child of Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD.

Francois DAGENAIS died 26 December 1775 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, 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 DAGENAIS married

Charlotte VANIER-- Date: 16 November 1739 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Charlotte VANIER was the child of Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD

Sault-au-Récollet

Children of Francois DAGENAIS and Charlotte VANIER:

Josephte DAGENAIS (b.15 February 1742, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 5 October 1808, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Louis SUREAU 27 September 1761 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Louise DAGENAIS (b.12 June 1744, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1789, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre CHARRON 12 January 1761 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1710 Birth
16 November 1710
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Francois DAGENAIS and Charlotte VANIER 16 November 1739, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 29 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Josephte DAGENAIS was born 15 February 1742, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Francois was 31 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DAGENAIS was born 12 June 1744, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Francois was 33 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DAGENAIS married 12 January 1761, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Pierre CHARRON

1761 Marriage of Child
Josephte DAGENAIS married 27 September 1761, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Louis SUREAU

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.