Charles CHRETIEN

(b. 15 October 1715 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1796 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Charles CHRETIEN was born 15 October 1715 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles CHRETIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Catherine ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN and Marie MEUNIER (maternal) Étienne ROY and Marguerite NAVARRE

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

Charles married Marie-Josephe MORAND 19 October 1739 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephe MORAND was born 19 March 1716 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephe died 6 May 1802 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques MORAND and Marie-Louise PETITCLERC.

Charles CHRETIEN died 2 December 1796 in 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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Charles CHRETIEN married

Marie-Josephe MORAND-- Date: 19 October 1739 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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Marie-Josephe MORAND was the child of Jacques MORAND and Marie-Louise PETITCLERC

Children of Charles CHRETIEN and Marie-Josephe MORAND:

Josephte CHRETIEN (b.21 June 1745, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Ignace BALAN dit LACOMBE 10 January 1774 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Jeanne-Louise CHRETIEN (b.11 May 1749, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis BARD 30 January 1775 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Thérèse CHRETIEN (b.11 September 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 November 1832, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Bernard DUBE 26 November 1781 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise CHRETIEN (b.7 April 1756, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 August 1804, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste MAURIER dit L'ESPÉRANCE 27 January 1784 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1715 Birth
15 October 1715
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Charles CHRETIEN and Marie-Josephe MORAND 19 October 1739, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Josephte CHRETIEN was born 21 June 1745, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Charles was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Louise CHRETIEN was born 11 May 1749, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Charles was 33 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Thérèse CHRETIEN was born 11 September 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Charles was 36 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise CHRETIEN was born 7 April 1756, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Charles was 40 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Josephte CHRETIEN married 10 January 1774, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Joseph-Ignace BALAN dit LACOMBE

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Louise CHRETIEN married 30 January 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Louis BARD

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 Marriage of Child
Thérèse CHRETIEN married 26 November 1781, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Jean-Bernard DUBE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise CHRETIEN married 27 January 1784, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste MAURIER dit L'ESPÉRANCE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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