Jean-Francois MICHAUD

(b. 12 May 1729 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1817 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Francois MICHAUD was born 12 May 1729 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Jean-Francois MICHAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie VAILLANCOURT (maternal) Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL

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

Jean-Francois married Marie-Anne COTE 27 October 1752 in Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne COTE was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 16 September 1797 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Geneviève BERNIER.

Jean-Francois MICHAUD died 23 December 1817 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .

m. Cote Marie-Anne

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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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Family and Children of Jean-Francois MICHAUD

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Jean-Francois MICHAUD married

Marie-Anne COTE-- Date: 27 October 1752 Place: Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne COTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Geneviève BERNIER

Children of Jean-Francois MICHAUD and Marie-Anne COTE:

Pierre MICHAUD (b.14 February 1759, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 15 June 1834, Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve BOUCHER 13 November 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Genevieve MICHAUD (b.24 July 1761, Kamouraska, Canada d. 22 June 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Francois (Johann Franz) RITSER (RITZER) 22 November 1784 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Louis MICHAUD (b.6 April 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 February 1822, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève ROUSSEL 10 January 1791 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1729 Birth
12 May 1729
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois MICHAUD and Marie-Anne COTE 27 October 1752, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

He was 23 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Pierre MICHAUD was born 14 February 1759, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Francois was 29 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Genevieve MICHAUD was born 24 July 1761, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Francois was 32 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis MICHAUD was born 6 April 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Francois was 35 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Pierre MICHAUD married 13 November 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Genevieve BOUCHER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Genevieve MICHAUD married 22 November 1784, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Francois (Johann Franz) RITSER (RITZER)

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Louis MICHAUD married 10 January 1791, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Geneviève ROUSSEL

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