François-Amable HARDY

(b. 22 July 1733 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1799 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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François-Amable HARDY was born 22 July 1733 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

François-Amable HARDY was the child of Jean-François HARDY and Marie-Anne GARIEPY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HARDY dit CHATILLON and Marie-Charlotte LEFEBVRE dite ANGERS (maternal) François GARIEPY and Geneviève GODIN

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

François-Amable married Marie-Genevieve RICHARD 7 February 1762 in Cap-Santé, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Genevieve RICHARD was born 4 August 1738 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Genevieve died 1 July 1778 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Jean-François RICHARD and Geneviève PAGÉ.

François-Amable HARDY died 23 January 1799 in Cap-Santé, 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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François-Amable HARDY married

Marie-Genevieve RICHARD-- Date: 7 February 1762 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada

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Marie-Genevieve RICHARD was the child of Jean-François RICHARD and Geneviève PAGÉ

Children of François-Amable HARDY and Marie-Genevieve RICHARD:

François HARDY (b.7 December 1763, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1822, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC 6 November 1786 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1733 Birth
22 July 1733
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
François-Amable HARDY and Marie-Genevieve RICHARD 7 February 1762, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 28 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
François HARDY was born 7 December 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

François-Amable was 30 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.