Charles CUSSON

(b. 11 July 1716 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1801 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada )

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Charles CUSSON was born 11 July 1716 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Charles CUSSON was the child of Nicolas-Charles CUSSON and Marguerite RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean CUSSON and Marie FOUBERT (maternal) Antoine RENAUD dit DESMOULINS and Élisabeth HUBERT

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

Charles married Therese CHAMPOUX 1 October 1742 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Therese CHAMPOUX was born 28 April 1721 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Therese died 22 September 1801 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Therese was the child of Pierre CHAMPOUX dit JOLICOEUR and Thérèse GELINEAU.

Charles CUSSON died 15 March 1801 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada.
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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 CUSSON married

Therese CHAMPOUX-- Date: 1 October 1742 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Therese CHAMPOUX was the child of Pierre CHAMPOUX dit JOLICOEUR and Thérèse GELINEAU

Children of Charles CUSSON and Therese CHAMPOUX:

Charles CUSSON (b.22 August 1743, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1821, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Charlotte GOULET 5 February 1770 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean CUSSON (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 April 1810, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Francoise BEAUDRY 3 April 1780 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1716 Birth
11 July 1716
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
Charles CUSSON and Therese CHAMPOUX 1 October 1742 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Charles CUSSON was born 22 August 1743, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles was 27 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Charles CUSSON married 5 February 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte GOULET

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
Jean CUSSON married 3 April 1780, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Francoise BEAUDRY

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

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

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