François
MOQUIN
(b.
2 April 1753
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
11 August 1830
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
)
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François MOQUIN was born 2 April 1753 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
François MOQUIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN and Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MOQUIN and Marie-Catherine BISAILLON (maternal) Laurent SURPRENANT and Jeanne BEAUVAISFrançois MOQUIN died 11 August 1830 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
married Marie Forgues, 29 September 1783, in La Prairie, Quebec
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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1753 Birth 2 April 1753
La Prairie, Canada, New France
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.
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 Canada1818 - 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
1830 Death 11 August 1830
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.
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