François-Xavier CHARPENTIER

(b. 6 January 1744 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 4 July 1799 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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François-Xavier CHARPENTIER was born 6 January 1744 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

François-Xavier CHARPENTIER was the child of Michel CHARPENTIER and Angelique MARSAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles-Jean CHARPENTIER and Françoise HUNEAULT (maternal) François MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES

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François-Xavier married Marie-Madeleine FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) 10 February 1772 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) was born 14 September 1752 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph FRECHETTE and Marie-Louise MARIER (LEMARIÉ).

François-Xavier CHARPENTIER died 4 July 1799 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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François-Xavier CHARPENTIER married

Marie-Madeleine FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET)-- Date: 10 February 1772 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) was the child of Joseph FRECHETTE and Marie-Louise MARIER (LEMARIÉ)

Children of François-Xavier CHARPENTIER and Marie-Madeleine FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET):

Jean-Baptiste CHARPENTIER (b.26 April 1779, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 December 1841, Iberville, Canada East )
m. Agnes LANOUE 14 February 1803 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Louise CHARPENTIER (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 February 1835, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHABOT 29 September 1806 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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1744 Birth
6 January 1744
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier CHARPENTIER and Marie-Madeleine FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) 10 February 1772, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHARPENTIER was born 26 April 1779, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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