René HAMEL

(b. 15 November 1737 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1810 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada )

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René HAMEL was born 15 November 1737 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

René HAMEL was the child of Pierre HAMEL and Marie-Anne CONSTANTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HAMEL and Felicite LEVASSEUR (maternal) Pierre CONSTANTIN and Suzanne-Marguerite GUYON

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René married Marie-Louise SEDILOT 19 October 1772 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise SEDILOT was born 11 November 1752 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Louise died 29 October 1830 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph SEDILOT and Marie-Louise ROBITAILLE.

René HAMEL died 10 November 1810 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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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René HAMEL married

Marie-Louise SEDILOT-- Date: 19 October 1772 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise SEDILOT was the child of Joseph SEDILOT and Marie-Louise ROBITAILLE

Children of René HAMEL and Marie-Louise SEDILOT:

Marie-Elisabeth-Louise HAMEL (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 January 1842, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East )
m. Jacques TREMBLAY 7 February 1803 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Marie HAMEL (b.17 September 1781, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 February 1832, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Gabriel BELLEAU 26 May 1800 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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1737 Birth
15 November 1737
Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
René HAMEL and Marie-Louise SEDILOT 19 October 1772 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 34 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie HAMEL was born 17 September 1781, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

René was 43 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

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie HAMEL married 26 May 1800, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Gabriel BELLEAU

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth-Louise HAMEL married 7 February 1803, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Jacques TREMBLAY