Alexandre CARON

(b. 1 March 1721 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1787 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Alexandre CARON was born 1 March 1721 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Alexandre CARON was the child of François CARON and Marie-Geneviève DOMINGO and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CARON and Marie-Michelle BERNIER (maternal) Étienne DOMINGO and Marie-Reine CHARPENTIER

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Alexandre married Barbe LANGLOIS 31 January 1746 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Barbe LANGLOIS was born 20 August 1722 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Barbe was the child of François LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Jeanne BAUGIS.

Alexandre married (2) Marguerite GAUDET 13 May 1760 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite GAUDET was born 30 July 1721 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 9 April 1811 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite was the child of Bernard GAUDET dit BLÈCHE and Marguerite PELLERIN.

Alexandre CARON died 26 March 1787 in Yamaska, 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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Alexandre CARON married

Barbe LANGLOIS-- Date: 31 January 1746 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Barbe LANGLOIS was the child of François LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Jeanne BAUGIS

Children of Alexandre CARON and Barbe LANGLOIS:

Angélique CARON (b.9 January 1749, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jacques FORCIER 7 January 1771 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Alexandre CARON married

Marguerite GAUDET-- Date: 13 May 1760 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada
Marguerite GAUDET was the child of Bernard GAUDET dit BLÈCHE and Marguerite PELLERIN

Children of Alexandre CARON and Marguerite GAUDET:

Marguerite CARON (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 April 1839, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ 15 January 1781 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joachim CARON (b.18 April 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 January 1842, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )
m. Helene BENOIT 17 November 1794 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1721 Birth
1 March 1721
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre CARON and Barbe LANGLOIS 31 January 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Angélique CARON was born 9 January 1749, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Alexandre was 27 years old.

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre CARON and Marguerite GAUDET 13 May 1760 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 39 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Joachim CARON was born 18 April 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Alexandre was 43 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Angélique CARON married 7 January 1771, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jacques FORCIER

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.