Nicolas PAQUIN

(b. 28 November 1745 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1810 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas PAQUIN was born 28 November 1745 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Nicolas PAQUIN was the child of Nicolas PAQUIN and Josephe ARCAND dite BOURDELAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PAQUIN and Marie-Anne PERRAULT (maternal) Joseph ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Renee CHARTIER

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

Nicolas married Françoise GAUTHIER 18 January 1773 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise GAUTHIER was born 12 February 1749 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Françoise died 29 December 1827 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Françoise was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Françoise NAULT.

Nicolas PAQUIN died 9 December 1810 in Deschambault, 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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Nicolas PAQUIN married

Françoise GAUTHIER-- Date: 18 January 1773 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise GAUTHIER was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Françoise NAULT

Children of Nicolas PAQUIN and Françoise GAUTHIER:

Joseph-Marie PAQUIN (b.5 August 1781, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 April 1856, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Madeleine MARCOTTE 19 November 1804 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1745 Birth
28 November 1745
Deschambault, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas PAQUIN and Françoise GAUTHIER 18 January 1773, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 27 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
Joseph-Marie PAQUIN was born 5 August 1781, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Nicolas was 35 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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie PAQUIN married 19 November 1804, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Madeleine MARCOTTE