Denis ROUSSEAU

Born

8 March 1681 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

17 November 1764 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques ROUSSEAU Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

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Born: 8 March 1681 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques ROUSSEAU

Mother: Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) , Françoise-Marie BIGOT

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Denis married Angélique-Hyacinthe ROUER 7 June 1736 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Angélique-Hyacinthe ROUER was born 14 July 1692 in Québec, Canada, New France . Angélique-Hyacinthe died 25 November 1749 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Angélique-Hyacinthe was the child of Augustin ROUER and Marie-Louise LEGARDEUR.

Denis ROUSSEAU died 17 November 1764 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Denis ROUSSEAU married

Angélique-Hyacinthe ROUER
Marriage date: 7 June 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Angélique-Hyacinthe ROUER was the child of Augustin ROUER and Marie-Louise LEGARDEUR

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1681
8 March 1681
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Denis ROUSSEAU and Angélique-Hyacinthe ROUER 7 June 1736, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 55 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique-Hyacinthe ROUER died 25 November 1749, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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.

Death — 1764
17 November 1764
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 83.

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