François JANOT

(b. abt. 1730 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 May 1803 , Québec Province, Canada )

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François JANOT was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada

François JANOT was the child of Étienne VILDAIGRE dit JANOT and Marie-Josephte GAGNON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON) and Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON)

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

François married Geneviève NADEAU 4 November 1756 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève NADEAU was born 4 August 1726 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Geneviève was the child of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY.

François JANOT died 21 May 1803 in Québec Province, 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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François JANOT married

Geneviève NADEAU-- Date: 4 November 1756 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Geneviève NADEAU was the child of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY

Children of François JANOT and Geneviève NADEAU:

Nicolas JANOT (b.29 May 1757, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1803, Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada )
m. Judith DION 8 August 1791 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Ignace JANOT (b.1 August 1761, L'Islet, Canada d. , )
m. Rose (Rosalie) MORIN 30 June 1789 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Jacques JANOT (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie DUBE 1 September 1794 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
François JANOT and Geneviève NADEAU 4 November 1756, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1757 Birth of Child
Nicolas JANOT was born 29 May 1757, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1761 Birth of Child
Ignace JANOT was born 1 August 1761, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

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.