François-Amable DUPRAS (PRATTE)

(b. 14 April 1764 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 May 1840 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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François-Amable DUPRAS (PRATTE) was born 14 April 1764 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Amable DUPRAS (PRATTE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DUPRAT (PRATTE) and Marie-Claire BOUTON (maternal) Jean ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX and Marie-Anne BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE

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

François-Amable married Therese BOURRET 26 November 1787 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese BOURRET was born 5 August 1764 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville). Therese died 25 April 1825 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Therese was the child of Louis BOURRET dit LEPINE and Therese BOILARD.

François-Amable DUPRAS (PRATTE) died 19 May 1840 in Louiseville, 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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Therese BOURRET-- Date: 26 November 1787 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese BOURRET was the child of Louis BOURRET dit LEPINE and Therese BOILARD

Children of François-Amable DUPRAS (PRATTE) and Therese BOURRET:

Adelaide PRATTE (b.4 March 1796, Louiseville, Lower Canada d. 28 February 1876, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )
m. Etienne TRAHAN 30 May 1826 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1764 Birth
14 April 1764
Louiseville, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
François-Amable DUPRAS (PRATTE) and Therese BOURRET 26 November 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 23 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Adelaide PRATTE was born 4 March 1796, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

François-Amable was 31 years old.

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

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