François PHANEUF

(b. 8 February 1721 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 7 September 1785 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François PHANEUF was born 8 February 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

François PHANEUF was the child of Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Catherine CHARPENTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Matthias FARNSWORTH and Sarah NUTTING (maternal) Gilles-Jean CHARPENTIER and Françoise HUNEAULT

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

François married Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS 3 February 1744 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 23 June 1722 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Marguerite died 14 October 1778 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS and Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN).

François married (2) Marie-Anne GUILBAULT 31 January 1780 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne GUILBAULT was born 7 November 1730 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph GUILBAULT-GRANDBOIS and Marie-Madeleine CHAREST.

François PHANEUF died 7 September 1785 in Contrecœur, 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
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François PHANEUF married

Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS-- Date: 3 February 1744 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
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Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS and Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Marriage recorded at Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie, Lachenaie, Quebec

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Children of François PHANEUF and Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS:

François-Marie PHANEUF (b.9 January 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France)

Claude-François PHANEUF (b.18 August 1746, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1814, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ 26 October 1767 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PHANEUF (b.November 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1748, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France)

Mathias-Marie PHANEUF (b.14 February 1750, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1832, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie Rosalie GRANGER 3 August 1772 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph PHANEUF (b.13 June 1751, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Geneviève GATIEN dite TOURANGEAU 29 January 1776 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre PHANEUF (b.15 January 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1796, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE 15 February 1779 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite PHANEUF (b.9 May 1754, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Charles GAUDET 1 February 1773 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PHANEUF (b.12 May 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1842, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephte GATIEN 25 January 1779 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne PHANEUF (b.22 December 1757, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. August 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

Marie-Catherine PHANEUF (b.12 February 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 13 April 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD 26 January 1778 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François PHANEUF (b.15 June 1761, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 27 March 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada)

François PHANEUF (b.28 September 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 13 December 1823, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Archange-Pélagie VÉGIARD dite LABONTÉ 19 February 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève-Marie PHANEUF (b.10 March 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 December 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

Antoine PHANEUF (b.11 June 1767, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 June 1767 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

François PHANEUF married

Marie-Anne GUILBAULT-- Date: 31 January 1780 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne GUILBAULT was the child of Joseph GUILBAULT-GRANDBOIS and Marie-Madeleine CHAREST

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1721 Birth
8 February 1721
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

François PHANEUF - 1721 Baptism recorded at Saint-Joseph-de-la-Riviere-des-Prairies, Montreal, Quebec

1721 Baptism recorded at Saint-Joseph-de-la-Riviere-des-Prairies, Montreal, Quebec

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1744 Marriage / Partner
François PHANEUF and Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS 3 February 1744, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
François-Marie PHANEUF was born 9 January 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 23 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Claude-François PHANEUF was born 18 August 1746, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 25 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PHANEUF was born November 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Mathias-Marie PHANEUF was born 14 February 1750, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 29 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph PHANEUF was born 13 June 1751, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 30 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre PHANEUF was born 15 January 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 31 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite PHANEUF was born 9 May 1754, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 33 years old.

1756 Death of Child
François-Marie PHANEUF died 26 March 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 35 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PHANEUF was born 12 May 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 35 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PHANEUF was born 22 December 1757, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 36 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine PHANEUF was born 12 February 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 39 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
François PHANEUF was born 15 June 1761, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 40 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François PHANEUF was born 28 September 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 41 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Marie PHANEUF was born 10 March 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 44 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Anne PHANEUF died August 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 44 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Antoine PHANEUF was born 11 June 1767, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 46 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Claude-François PHANEUF married 26 October 1767, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ

1772 Marriage of Child
Mathias-Marie PHANEUF married 3 August 1772, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie Rosalie GRANGER

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite PHANEUF married 1 February 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charles GAUDET

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Joseph PHANEUF married 29 January 1776, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Geneviève GATIEN dite TOURANGEAU

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine PHANEUF married 26 January 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD

1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS died 14 October 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1779 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PHANEUF married 25 January 1779, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte GATIEN

1779 Marriage of Child
Pierre PHANEUF married 15 February 1779, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE

1780 Marriage / Partner
François PHANEUF and Marie-Anne GUILBAULT 31 January 1780, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 59 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
François PHANEUF married 19 February 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Archange-Pélagie VÉGIARD dite LABONTÉ

1781 Death of Child
Joseph PHANEUF died 29 August 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 60 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death
7 September 1785
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 64.

Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 8/15/2015 1:40:02 PM