Jean-François CHOUINARD

(b. 10 February 1732 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1807 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Jean-François CHOUINARD was born 10 February 1732 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Jean-François CHOUINARD was the child of Pierre CHOUINARD and Marie-Ursule MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques CHOUINARD and Louise JEAN (maternal) Louis MARTIN and Louise-Angélique RATTÉ

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

Jean-François married Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT 18 February 1754 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marguerite died 18 September 1816 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Antoine MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marguerite DANIAU dite LAPRISE.

Jean-François CHOUINARD died 29 October 1807 in Kamouraska, 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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Jean-François CHOUINARD married

Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT-- Date: 18 February 1754 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT was the child of Antoine MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marguerite DANIAU dite LAPRISE

Children of Jean-François CHOUINARD and Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT:

Jean-Marie CHOUINARD (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 May 1836, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 17 August 1779 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
m. Catherine ROY dite DESJARDINS 1 February 1790 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
m. Marie-Antoinette PINET 28 October 1793 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
m. Euphrosine TARDIF 21 January 1817 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marguerite CHOUINARD (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 November 1828, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Joseph-Francois MIGNAULT dit LABRIE 12 July 1779 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
m. Joseph LACASSE 26 January 1807 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Charlemagne CHOUINARD (b.abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 April 1852, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Perpetue MIGNEAULT 23 November 1801 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Louis-Marie CHOUINARD (b.11 March 1761, L'Islet, Canada d. 16 February 1821, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR 7 November 1785 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Genevieve CHOUINARD (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 April 1851, St-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada)
m. Jean-François LAVOIE 28 July 1783 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Chrysostome CHOUINARD (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 November 1835, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite MICHAUD 3 November 1801 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
m. Josephte BEAUNOYER dite FRAPPIER 4 May 1829 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Francoise CHOUINARD (b.6 May 1768, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS 18 June 1787 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Reine CHOUINARD (b.13 February 1771, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 September 1851, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS 10 February 1792 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Archange CHOUINARD (b.2 November 1778, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 October 1860, Drummondville, Canada East )
m. Benjamin PINET 21 July 1794 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1732 Birth
10 February 1732
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François CHOUINARD and Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT 18 February 1754, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 22 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie CHOUINARD was born 11 March 1761, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-François was 29 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise CHOUINARD was born 6 May 1768, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Jean-François was 36 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine CHOUINARD was born 13 February 1771, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Jean-François was 39 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Archange CHOUINARD was born 2 November 1778, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Jean-François was 46 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CHOUINARD married 12 July 1779, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Francois MIGNAULT dit LABRIE

1779 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie CHOUINARD married 17 August 1779, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

1783 Marriage of Child
Genevieve CHOUINARD married 28 July 1783, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-François LAVOIE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Louis-Marie CHOUINARD married 7 November 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise CHOUINARD married 18 June 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

1790 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie CHOUINARD married 1 February 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Catherine ROY dite DESJARDINS

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine CHOUINARD married 10 February 1792, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie CHOUINARD married 28 October 1793, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Marie-Antoinette PINET

1794 Marriage of Child
Archange CHOUINARD married 21 July 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Benjamin PINET

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Jean-Chrysostome CHOUINARD married 3 November 1801 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marguerite MICHAUD

1801 Marriage of Child
Charlemagne CHOUINARD married 23 November 1801, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Perpetue MIGNEAULT