Antoine CHAGNON

(b. 19 September 1727 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1787 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine CHAGNON was born 19 September 1727 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Antoine CHAGNON was the child of Louis CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Madeleine FOISY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Catherine CHARRON (maternal) Martin FOISY and Madeleine BEAUDOIN

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Antoine married Marie-Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE 15 May 1752 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE was born 2 June 1736 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Françoise died 7 May 1820 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Françoise was the child of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Charlotte ALLAIRE.

Antoine CHAGNON died 22 May 1787 in Verchères, 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
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Antoine CHAGNON married

Marie-Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE-- Date: 15 May 1752 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE was the child of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Charlotte ALLAIRE

Children of Antoine CHAGNON and Marie-Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE:

Françoise CHAGNON (b.20 October 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1796, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Louis-Michel TRUDEAU 9 July 1770 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine CHAGNON (b.29 March 1755, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Charlotte ADAM 13 February 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Barthélémy CHAGNON (b.17 December 1759, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1814, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Veronique MARTEL 15 February 1779 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis CHAGNON (b.9 December 1762, Verchères, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise ROLLAND 28 October 1782 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Amable CHAGNON (b.26 December 1770, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François LEVESQUE 28 September 1789 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1727 Birth
19 September 1727
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Antoine CHAGNON and Marie-Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE 15 May 1752, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Françoise CHAGNON was born 20 October 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Antoine CHAGNON was born 29 March 1755, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Barthélémy CHAGNON was born 17 December 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louis CHAGNON was born 9 December 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine was 35 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Françoise CHAGNON married 9 July 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis-Michel TRUDEAU

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable CHAGNON was born 26 December 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine was 43 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Antoine CHAGNON married 13 February 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte ADAM

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 Marriage of Child
Barthélémy CHAGNON married 15 February 1779, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Veronique MARTEL

1782 Marriage of Child
Louis CHAGNON married 28 October 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise ROLLAND

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)