Guillaume ROULEAU

Born

20 January 1699 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

6 December 1763 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Guillaume ROULEAU Catherine DUFRESNE

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Born: 20 January 1699 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume ROULEAU

Mother: Catherine DUFRESNE

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel ROULEAU (ROULEAUX) , Mathurine LEROUX

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DUFRESNE , Anne PATIN

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Guillaume married Cécile GODIN 8 January 1722 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Cécile GODIN was born abt. 1700 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Cécile died 6 April 1756 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Cécile was the child of Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON and Catherine PELLERIN.

Guillaume ROULEAU died 6 December 1763 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, 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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Cécile GODIN
Marriage date: 8 January 1722
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Cécile GODIN was the child of Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON and Catherine PELLERIN

Children of Guillaume ROULEAU and Cécile GODIN

Catherine ROULEAU

Born: abt. 1725, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 July 1801, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Louis QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME 17 October 1746 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Married: Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU 15 July 1754 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Pierre ROULEAU

Born: abt. 1726, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 April 1800, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite GAGNON 10 January 1757 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Felicite ROULEAU

Born: abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 November 1794, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Jean MARCEAU 27 January 1766 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marie-Rose ROULEAU dite SANSOUCY

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 31 March 1787, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis THERRIEN 15 November 1762 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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Birth — 1699
20 January 1699
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume ROULEAU and Cécile GODIN 8 January 1722, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Catherine ROULEAU married 17 October 1746, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Louis QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Catherine ROULEAU married 15 July 1754, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Cécile GODIN died 6 April 1756, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1757 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROULEAU married 10 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Marguerite GAGNON

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose ROULEAU dite SANSOUCY married 15 November 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Louis THERRIEN

Death — 1763
6 December 1763
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 64.

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