François SALOIS

(b. 10 July 1718 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1785 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François SALOIS was born 10 July 1718 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

François SALOIS was the child of Ignace SALOIS and Marie-Louise PREVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude SALOIS and Anne MABILLE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PREVOST and Marie-Anne GIROUX

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François married Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT 9 October 1747 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT was born 7 November 1723 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Agathe-Catherine died 17 May 1803 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Agathe-Catherine was the child of Jacques-Julien LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Catherine PATRY.

François SALOIS died 29 August 1785 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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François SALOIS married

Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT-- Date: 9 October 1747 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT was the child of Jacques-Julien LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Catherine PATRY

Children of François SALOIS and Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT:

Joseph SALOIS (b.abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON 28 October 1771 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Agathe SALOIS (b.31 August 1749, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 18 October 1786, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre LEROUX 3 November 1772 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1718 Birth
10 July 1718
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1747 Marriage / Partner
François SALOIS and Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT 9 October 1747, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe SALOIS was born 31 August 1749, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 31 years old.

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

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
Joseph SALOIS married 28 October 1771 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe SALOIS married 3 November 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre LEROUX

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.