Charles BOTQUIN

(b. 3 June 1739 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1795 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Charles BOTQUIN was born 3 June 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Charles BOTQUIN was the child of Pierre BOTQUIN dit ST-ANDRE and Marie-Josephe LOISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOTQUIN dit ST-ANDRE and Marie-Françoise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN (maternal) Joachim LOISEAU and Agnes CHICOINE

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

Charles married Marie PAYET dite ST-AMOUR 16 November 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie PAYET dite ST-AMOUR was born 28 April 1745 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie died 21 December 1825 in St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada. Marie was the child of Guillaume PAYET and Marguerite THOUIN.

Charles BOTQUIN died 1 May 1795 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Payet Marie

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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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Charles BOTQUIN married

Marie PAYET dite ST-AMOUR-- Date: 16 November 1761 Place: L'Assomption, Canada
Marie PAYET dite ST-AMOUR was the child of Guillaume PAYET and Marguerite THOUIN

Children of Charles BOTQUIN and Marie PAYET dite ST-AMOUR:

Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE (b.28 June 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 July 1804, Varennes, Lower Canada )

Marguerite BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE (b.3 December 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1832, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)

Madeleine BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE (b.19 March 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1845, L'Assomption, Canada East )

Marie-Anne BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE (b.28 October 1775, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Louis PROVOST 25 September 1797 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Esther BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Charles BOTQUIN dit ST-ANDRE (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 December 1855, Joliette, Canada East )

Marie-Marguerite BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE (b.10 August 1785, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1739 Birth
3 June 1739
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Charles BOTQUIN and Marie PAYET dite ST-AMOUR 16 November 1761 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 22 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE was born 28 June 1764, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Charles was 25 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE was born 3 December 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles was 27 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE was born 19 March 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles was 32 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE was born 28 October 1775, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles was 36 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE was born 10 August 1785, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles was 46 years old.

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

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