François RUEL

(b. 19 February 1769 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 July 1845 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )

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François RUEL was born 19 February 1769 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

François RUEL was the child of François RUEL and Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace RUEL and Geneviève ROY (maternal) Jean GODBOUT and Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT)

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

François married Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 30 August 1796 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 26 October 1770 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Jeanne Anne ALAIN.

François RUEL died 18 July 1845 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East .
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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 RUEL married

Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD-- Date: 30 August 1796 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Jeanne Anne ALAIN

Children of François RUEL and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD:

Madeleine RUEL (b.20 July 1797, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Thomas ROY 12 August 1816 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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1769 Birth
19 February 1769
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
François RUEL and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 30 August 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Madeleine RUEL was born 20 July 1797, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

François was 28 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1816 Marriage of Child
Madeleine RUEL married 12 August 1816, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Thomas ROY

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England