Ignace-Gabriel CHEVREFILS

(b. 30 March 1748 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 November 1810 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

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Ignace-Gabriel CHEVREFILS was born 30 March 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Ignace-Gabriel CHEVREFILS was the child of Gabriel CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne HENRY dite LAFORGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Geneviève PAILLARD (PAILLE) (maternal) Vincent HENRY dit LAFORGE and Suzanne MOUFLET

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

Ignace-Gabriel married Marie CAILLÉ 29 January 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie CAILLÉ was born 4 February 1767 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie died 8 July 1803 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie was the child of Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marguerite GAGNÉ.

Ignace-Gabriel CHEVREFILS died 8 November 1810 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada .

m. Caille 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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Ignace-Gabriel CHEVREFILS married

Marie CAILLÉ-- Date: 29 January 1781 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie CAILLÉ was the child of Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marguerite GAGNÉ

Children of Ignace-Gabriel CHEVREFILS and Marie CAILLÉ:

Marguerite CHEVREFILS (b.15 December 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 February 1848, Châteauguay, Canada East )

Luc CHEVREFILS (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 October 1827, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste CHEVREFILS (b.16 January 1787, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 July 1832, , Québec Province, Canada )

Claire CHEVREFILS (b.30 August 1789, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 August 1821, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

Gabriel CHEVREFILS (b.30 May 1797, Châteauguay, Lower Canada d. , )

Charlotte CHEVREFILS (b.abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jovide CHEVREFILS (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre CHEVREFILS (b.27 October 1800, Châteauguay, Lower Canada d. , )

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1748 Birth
30 March 1748
Montréal, 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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Ignace-Gabriel CHEVREFILS and Marie CAILLÉ 29 January 1781 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 32 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHEVREFILS was born 15 December 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Ignace-Gabriel was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHEVREFILS was born 16 January 1787, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Ignace-Gabriel was 38 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Claire CHEVREFILS was born 30 August 1789, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Ignace-Gabriel was 41 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Gabriel CHEVREFILS was born 30 May 1797, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Ignace-Gabriel was 49 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Pierre CHEVREFILS was born 27 October 1800, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Ignace-Gabriel was 52 years old.