Marie-Françoise MARTIN

(b. 12 August 1766 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 August 1844 , Verchères, Canada East )

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Marie-Françoise MARTIN was born 12 August 1766 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise MARTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Françoise PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste-François MARTIN and Marie-Jeanne-Anne RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS (maternal) Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER

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

Marie-Françoise married Christophe CHAGNON 8 August 1791 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Christophe CHAGNON was born 30 January 1761 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Christophe was the child of Christophe CHAGNON and Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.

Marie-Françoise MARTIN died 5 August 1844 in Verchères, Canada East .
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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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Marie-Françoise MARTIN married

Christophe CHAGNON-- Date: 8 August 1791 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Christophe CHAGNON was the child of Christophe CHAGNON and Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

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Children of Christophe CHAGNON and Marie-Françoise MARTIN:

Christophe CHAGNON (b.12 June 1792, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. abt. 1877, Verchères, Québec, Canada )

Jean Baptiste CHAGNON (SHONIO) (b.27 July 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 20 April 1887, Duxbury, Vermont, USA )

Charles CHAGNON dit LAROSE (b.13 January 1795, Verchères, Lower Canada d. , )

Antoine CHAGNON dit LAROSE (b.23 June 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Godfroy CHAGNON (b.abt. 1799, Verchères, Lower Canada d. 29 March 1862, St-Anicet, Quebec, Canada)

Louis CHAGNON (b.15 June 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 17 July 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Louis CHAGNON (SHONIO) (b.10 May 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Clement CHAGNON (b.abt. 1803, Verchères, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie-Sophie CHAGNON (b.5 August 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Françoise CHAGNON (b.abt. 1805, Verchères, Lower Canada d. 7 September 1846, Verchères, Canada East )

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1766 Birth
12 August 1766
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise MARTIN and Christophe CHAGNON 8 August 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

She was 25 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Christophe CHAGNON was born 12 June 1792, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste CHAGNON (SHONIO) was born 27 July 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Charles CHAGNON dit LAROSE was born 13 January 1795, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 28 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Antoine CHAGNON dit LAROSE was born 23 June 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Françoise was 30 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Louis CHAGNON was born 15 June 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Françoise was 33 years old.

1801 Death of Child
Louis CHAGNON died 17 July 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Françoise was 34 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Louis CHAGNON (SHONIO) was born 10 May 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Françoise was 35 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Marie-Sophie CHAGNON was born 5 August 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.

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