François ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

(b. 18 May 1704 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1783 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) was born 18 May 1704 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) was the child of Nicolas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Renee TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Louise ROUSSIN (maternal) Abel TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Isabelle GIRAUD dite GIROUX

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

François married Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite JOLICOEUR 25 June 1732 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite JOLICOEUR was born 25 April 1712 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Josephte died 29 March 1768 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph LEBLANC dit JOLICOEUR and Marie FLIBOTTE (FLIBOT).

François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) died 20 April 1783 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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 ANCELIN (ASSELIN) married

Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite JOLICOEUR-- Date: 25 June 1732 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite JOLICOEUR was the child of Joseph LEBLANC dit JOLICOEUR and Marie FLIBOTTE (FLIBOT)

Children of François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite JOLICOEUR:

Marguerite ASSELIN (b.14 June 1743, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 7 June 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph PLOUFFE 14 January 1771 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Prisque ASSELIN (b.10 August 1748, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Louise ROBERGE dite LACROIX 21 September 1772 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1704 Birth
18 May 1704
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite JOLICOEUR 25 June 1732, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 28 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marguerite ASSELIN was born 14 June 1743, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François was 39 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Prisque ASSELIN was born 10 August 1748, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François was 44 years old.

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

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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite JOLICOEUR died 29 March 1768, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1771 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ASSELIN married 14 January 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Joseph PLOUFFE

1772 Marriage of Child
Prisque ASSELIN married 21 September 1772, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise ROBERGE dite LACROIX

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.