Julien CHOUINARD

(b. 22 November 1716 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1791 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Julien CHOUINARD was born 22 November 1716 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Julien CHOUINARD was the child of Jacques CHOUINARD and Louise JEAN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre JEAN and Françoise FAVREAU

Julien had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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

Julien married Reine FORTIN 16 January 1741 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Reine FORTIN was born 6 January 1708 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Reine died 8 April 1790 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Reine was the child of Pierre FORTIN and Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU.

Julien CHOUINARD died 14 November 1791 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Family and Children of Julien CHOUINARD

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Julien CHOUINARD married

Reine FORTIN-- Date: 16 January 1741 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Reine FORTIN was the child of Pierre FORTIN and Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Children of Julien CHOUINARD and Reine FORTIN:

Marie-Barbe CHOUINARD (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 July 1810, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 15 February 1767 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Louise CHOUINARD (b.28 April 1744, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1788, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre-Laurent CARON 18 January 1764 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD (b.27 December 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1811, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite CARON 9 February 1769 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1716 Birth
22 November 1716
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Julien CHOUINARD and Reine FORTIN 16 January 1741 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 24 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CHOUINARD was born 28 April 1744, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Julien was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD was born 27 December 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Julien was 34 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CHOUINARD married 18 January 1764, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Pierre-Laurent CARON

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Barbe CHOUINARD married 15 February 1767, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD married 9 February 1769, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marguerite CARON

Revolutionary War
CHOUINARD, JULIEN
Ancestor #: A212873
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 11-22-1716 NOTRE DAME DE BON SECOURS CANADA
Death: 11-12-1791 ST JEAN PORT JOLI LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICA INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 99-100
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST JEAN PORT JOLI - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE REINE FORTIN
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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.