Paul PLANTE

(b. 24 January 1741 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1820 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Paul PLANTE was born 24 January 1741 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Paul PLANTE was the child of Pierre PLANTE and Marie-Jeanne LETENDRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PLANTE and Marie-Anne COIGNAC dite GAGNON (maternal) Pierre LETENDRE and Catherine-Dite-Marie LAMY

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

Paul married Marie-Madeleine HUS COURNOYER 7 January 1772 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine HUS COURNOYER was born 2 July 1744 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Madeleine DUVAL.

Paul PLANTE died 2 January 1820 in Sorel, 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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Paul PLANTE married

Marie-Madeleine HUS COURNOYER-- Date: 7 January 1772 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine HUS COURNOYER was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Madeleine DUVAL

Children of Paul PLANTE and Marie-Madeleine HUS COURNOYER:

Paul PLANTE (b.17 July 1772, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 February 1851, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Marguerite HUS PAUL 12 November 1792 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Ambroise PLANTE (b.31 October 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 March 1851, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Marie-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ 1 February 1813 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François PLANTE (b.19 November 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 May 1851, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Marie-Louise POIRIER 19 January 1801 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine PLANTE (b.3 November 1781, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite-Madeleine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 20 October 1809 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1741 Birth
24 January 1741
Sorel, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Paul PLANTE and Marie-Madeleine HUS COURNOYER 7 January 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Paul PLANTE was born 17 July 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 31 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Ambroise PLANTE was born 31 October 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 34 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.

1779 Birth of Child
François PLANTE was born 19 November 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 38 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Antoine PLANTE was born 3 November 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 40 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

1792 Marriage of Child
Paul PLANTE married 12 November 1792, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite HUS PAUL

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1801 Marriage of Child
François PLANTE married 19 January 1801, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Louise POIRIER

1809 Marriage of Child
Antoine PLANTE married 20 October 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite-Madeleine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

1813 Marriage of Child
Ambroise PLANTE married 1 February 1813, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ

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.