Francoise ST-MARTIN

(b. 1 July 1756 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1824 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Francoise ST-MARTIN was born 1 July 1756 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Francoise ST-MARTIN was the child of Denis-Francois ST-MARTIN and Catherine-Charlotte HUS COURNOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MARTIN (ST-MARTIN) and Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE (maternal) Pierre HUS dit COURNOYER and Marie-Jeanne VANET dite PARISIEN

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

Francoise married Pierre DÉSORCY 10 February 1777 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre DÉSORCY was born 23 December 1749 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre died 30 December 1820 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre was the child of Gabriel DÉSORCY and Marie-Catherine LETENDRE.

Francoise ST-MARTIN died 30 November 1824 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .

m. Desorcy Pierre

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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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Francoise ST-MARTIN married

Pierre DÉSORCY-- Date: 10 February 1777 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DÉSORCY was the child of Gabriel DÉSORCY and Marie-Catherine LETENDRE

Children of Pierre DÉSORCY and Francoise ST-MARTIN:

Françoise DÉSORCY (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 October 1859, Saint-Guillaume, Canada East )
m. Alexandre ÉTHIER 28 October 1799 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT (b.15 April 1782, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 July 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph FORCIER 5 November 1804 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Joseph DESORCY (b.7 September 1791, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Judith MASSÉ 1 February 1813 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste DESORCY (b.9 October 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 22 June 1854, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)
m. Therese SYLVESTRE 24 July 1815 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1756 Birth
1 July 1756
Sorel, Canada, New France

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 - 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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Francoise ST-MARTIN and Pierre DÉSORCY 10 February 1777, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 20 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT was born 15 April 1782, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Francoise was 25 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

1791 Birth of Child
Joseph DESORCY was born 7 September 1791, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Francoise was 35 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESORCY was born 9 October 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francoise was 36 years old.

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Françoise DÉSORCY married 28 October 1799, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Alexandre ÉTHIER

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT married 5 November 1804, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Joseph FORCIER

1813 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESORCY married 1 February 1813, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Judith MASSÉ

1815 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESORCY married 24 July 1815, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Therese SYLVESTRE

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