Paul CAMPEAU

(b. 29 June 1710 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1789 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Paul CAMPEAU was born 29 June 1710 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Paul CAMPEAU was the child of François CAMPEAU and Madeleine BROSSARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne CAMPEAU and Catherine PAULE (maternal) Urbain BROSSARD and Urbaine HODIAU

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

Paul married Elisabeth FORTIER 18 October 1734 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth FORTIER was born 8 February 1717 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth died 26 November 1793 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Pierre-Noël FORTIER and Anne LECLERC.

Paul CAMPEAU died 14 October 1789 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Paul CAMPEAU married

Elisabeth FORTIER-- Date: 18 October 1734 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Elisabeth FORTIER was the child of Pierre-Noël FORTIER and Anne LECLERC

Children of Paul CAMPEAU and Elisabeth FORTIER:

Ignace CAMPEAU (b.22 July 1737, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1825, Saint-Benoît, Quebec, Canada)
m. Madeleine CAPLET 18 November 1771 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Marie CAMPEAU (b.21 December 1747, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1816, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GOSSELIN 8 November 1773 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louis-Celestin CAMPEAU (b.9 April 1752, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1842, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East)
m. Marie-Rose CRÉPEAU 1 June 1778 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louise CAMPEAU (b.6 October 1756, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 3 December 1831, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Francois GODBOUT 2 February 1778 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1710 Birth
29 June 1710
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Paul CAMPEAU and Elisabeth FORTIER 18 October 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 24 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Ignace CAMPEAU was born 22 July 1737, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Paul was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie CAMPEAU was born 21 December 1747, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Paul was 37 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louis-Celestin CAMPEAU was born 9 April 1752, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Paul was 41 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Louise CAMPEAU was born 6 October 1756, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Paul was 46 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Ignace CAMPEAU married 18 November 1771, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Madeleine CAPLET

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie CAMPEAU married 8 November 1773, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Joseph GOSSELIN

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.