Raphaël DORVAL

(b. 5 July 1739 , Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1821 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Raphaël DORVAL was born 5 July 1739 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada, New France

Raphaël DORVAL was the child of Joseph BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marie-Angelique LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marie-Antoinette CHOUART (maternal) François LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Marguerite PILOTE

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

Raphaël married Catherine AIDE dite CRÉQUY 1 September 1766 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine AIDE dite CRÉQUY was born 18 May 1744 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine died 20 August 1816 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Catherine was the child of Louis-Joseph AIDE dit CRÉQUY and Marie-Helene LEFEBVRE.

Raphaël DORVAL died 14 October 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Raphaël DORVAL married

Catherine AIDE dite CRÉQUY-- Date: 1 September 1766 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine AIDE dite CRÉQUY was the child of Louis-Joseph AIDE dit CRÉQUY and Marie-Helene LEFEBVRE

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Children of Raphaël DORVAL and Catherine AIDE dite CRÉQUY:

Henri-Raphael DORVAL (b.27 September 1768, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 November 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne BOIVIN 29 January 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Geneviève DORVAL (b.2 June 1770, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 July 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Pierre TREMBLAY 18 July 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Jean BOIVIN 19 February 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoinette DORVAL (b.16 April 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 September 1862, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Marie-Moise ALLARD 16 October 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1739 Birth
5 July 1739
Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Raphaël DORVAL and Catherine AIDE dite CRÉQUY 1 September 1766, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Henri-Raphael DORVAL was born 27 September 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Raphaël was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Geneviève DORVAL was born 2 June 1770, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Raphaël was 30 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Antoinette DORVAL was born 16 April 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Raphaël was 40 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DORVAL married 18 July 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre TREMBLAY

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DORVAL married 19 February 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean BOIVIN

1799 Marriage of Child
Henri-Raphael DORVAL married 29 January 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Anne BOIVIN

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Antoinette DORVAL married 16 October 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph-Marie-Moise ALLARD

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine AIDE dite CRÉQUY died 20 August 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

1821 Death
14 October 1821
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.

Added: 12/4/2015 10:58:18 AM - Updated: 1/25/2025 11:14:55 AM