flag male ancestor  François Regis  JEAN

  (b. abt. 1753 Canada   d. 31 December 1844 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East )  

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François Regis JEAN was born abt. 1753 in Canada

François Regis JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN   and   Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre JEAN and Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) (maternal)  Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

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François Regis  married  Marie-Josephe GAUVIN 23 February 1778 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe GAUVIN  was born 9 July 1759 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josephe died 25 August 1847 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josephe was the child of Charles-François GAUVIN and Marie-Françoise DUBE.

François Regis JEAN died 31 December 1844 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East.
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Did You Know? 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 Regis JEAN married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe GAUVIN-- Date: 23 February 1778 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe GAUVIN was the child of Charles-François GAUVIN and Marie-Françoise DUBE




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Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1778 Marriage / Partner
François Regis JEAN and Marie-Josephe GAUVIN 23 February 1778, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
1785 Birth of Child
Pierre JEAN was born 3 January 1785, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1811 Marriage of Child
Pierre JEAN married 22 April 1811, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) to Rosalie LEPAGE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1844 Death
31 December 1844
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East
Added: 12/29/2015 1:10:55 PM - Updated: 12/29/2015 1:19:01 PM

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