François-Etienne DORION

(b. 8 May 1734 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1806 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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François-Etienne DORION was born 8 May 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France

François-Etienne DORION was the child of Jean-Marie DORION and Marie-Thérèse NORMAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DORION and Jeanne-Andree HÉDOUIN (maternal) Joseph-Jean NORMAND and Marie CHORET

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François-Etienne married Marie-Nathalie TRUDEL 6 September 1762 in Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Nathalie TRUDEL was born 4 March 1740 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Nathalie died 26 June 1805 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Nathalie was the child of Nicolas TRUDEL and Barbe HUOT.

François-Etienne DORION died 17 October 1806 in Québec, 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-Etienne DORION married

Marie-Nathalie TRUDEL-- Date: 6 September 1762 Place: Québec, Canada
Marie-Nathalie TRUDEL was the child of Nicolas TRUDEL and Barbe HUOT

Children of François-Etienne DORION and Marie-Nathalie TRUDEL:

Angélique DORION (b.19 May 1775, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne GAUVIN 2 December 1815 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1734 Birth
8 May 1734
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
François-Etienne DORION and Marie-Nathalie TRUDEL 6 September 1762, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 28 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.

1775 Birth of Child
Angélique DORION was born 19 May 1775, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Etienne was 41 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.