Charles LORION

(b. 8 April 1751 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1809 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Charles LORION was born 8 April 1751 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Charles LORION was the child of Joseph LORION and Catherine-Marie LOISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LORION and Marie-Anne TELLIER (maternal) Joachim LOISEAU and Agnes CHICOINE

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

Charles married Madeleine CHARLEBOIS 31 January 1774 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CHARLEBOIS was born abt. 1749 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 4 October 1829 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Amable CHARLEBOIS and Marie-Madeleine BRODEUR.

Charles LORION died 24 December 1809 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Charlebois Madeleine

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Occupation

Charles LORION was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Charles LORION married

Madeleine CHARLEBOIS-- Date: 31 January 1774 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine CHARLEBOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Amable CHARLEBOIS and Marie-Madeleine BRODEUR

Children of Charles LORION and Madeleine CHARLEBOIS:

Charles LORION (b.31 August 1781, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 August 1860, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)

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1751 Birth
8 April 1751
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Charles LORION and Madeleine CHARLEBOIS 31 January 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 22 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.