François CARPENTIER

(b. 21 September 1716 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1788 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François CARPENTIER was born 21 September 1716 in Champlain, Canada, New France

François CARPENTIER was the child of Etienne CARPENTIER and Madeleine ROUILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel CARPENTIER and Marie-Jeanne TOUSSAINT (maternal) Mathieu ROUILLARD and Jeanne GUILLET

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

François married Marguerite BILLY 3 August 1739 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite BILLY was born 13 January 1722 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marguerite was the child of Michel BILLY dit COURVILLE and Marguerite-Renee BREARD.

François CARPENTIER died 15 March 1788 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, 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 CARPENTIER married

Marguerite BILLY-- Date: 3 August 1739 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Marguerite BILLY was the child of Michel BILLY dit COURVILLE and Marguerite-Renee BREARD

Children of François CARPENTIER and Marguerite BILLY:

Madeleine CARPENTIER (b.1 May 1747, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Jean GODIN 22 November 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
m. Jean-Baptiste GODIN 22 November 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite CARPENTIER (b.14 September 1749, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph ARCAND 21 April 1777 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph CARPENTIER (b.4 October 1754, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Agathe OUELLET 22 November 1779 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Angélique CARPENTIER (b.31 August 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1831, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS 6 February 1786 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1716 Birth
21 September 1716
Champlain, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
François CARPENTIER and Marguerite BILLY 3 August 1739, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Madeleine CARPENTIER was born 1 May 1747, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 30 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARPENTIER was born 14 September 1749, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 33 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph CARPENTIER was born 4 October 1754, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François was 38 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CARPENTIER married 22 November 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean GODIN

1765 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CARPENTIER married 22 November 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste GODIN

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique CARPENTIER was born 31 August 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François was 49 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CARPENTIER married 21 April 1777, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Joseph ARCAND

1779 Marriage of Child
Joseph CARPENTIER married 22 November 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Agathe OUELLET

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique CARPENTIER married 6 February 1786, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Jacques RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS