François LACHAPELLE

(b. 31 October 1770 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 May 1831 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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François LACHAPELLE was born 31 October 1770 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

François LACHAPELLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LACHAPELLE dit TRÉPIAL and Marie-Gertrude BOISSEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL and Charlotte FORCIER

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François married Marguerite PINARD dite LAUZIÈRE 13 November 1797 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PINARD dite LAUZIÈRE was born 11 March 1773 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died abt. 1821 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Louis PINARD dit LAUZIÈRE and Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite VERVILLE.

François LACHAPELLE died 3 May 1831 in Yamaska, 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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François LACHAPELLE married

Marguerite PINARD dite LAUZIÈRE-- Date: 13 November 1797 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
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Marguerite PINARD dite LAUZIÈRE was the child of Louis PINARD dit LAUZIÈRE and Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite VERVILLE

Children of François LACHAPELLE and Marguerite PINARD dite LAUZIÈRE:

Louis-Claude LACHAPELLE (b.28 January 1813, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Angélique (Angele) THEROUX 21 August 1832 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1770 Birth
31 October 1770
Saint-François-du-Lac, 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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
François LACHAPELLE and Marguerite PINARD dite LAUZIÈRE 13 November 1797, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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

1813 Birth of Child
Louis-Claude LACHAPELLE was born 28 January 1813, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 42 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