Charles-Amable BOURDON

(b. 29 December 1738 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1809 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

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Charles-Amable BOURDON was born 29 December 1738 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Charles-Amable BOURDON was the child of Francois BOURDON and Charlotte FORTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Cesar-Marin BOURDON and Anne CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Louis FORTIER and Catherine-Charlotte MALLET

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

Charles-Amable married Marie-Louise FOUCHER 20 November 1770 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise FOUCHER was born 30 May 1750 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Louise died 13 February 1837 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Louise was the child of Jean FOUCHER and Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE.

Charles-Amable BOURDON died 30 November 1809 in Châteauguay, 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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Charles-Amable BOURDON married

Marie-Louise FOUCHER-- Date: 20 November 1770 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise FOUCHER was the child of Jean FOUCHER and Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE

Children of Charles-Amable BOURDON and Marie-Louise FOUCHER:

Isidore BOURDON (b.12 May 1784, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 June 1851, Châteauguay, Canada East )
m. Adelaide SENTENNE 6 August 1811 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1738 Birth
29 December 1738
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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
Charles-Amable BOURDON and Marie-Louise FOUCHER 20 November 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 31 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Isidore BOURDON was born 12 May 1784, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Charles-Amable was 45 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)