Gilles LAUZON

Born

29 January 1723 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

28 May 1816 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

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Born: 29 January 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Gilles LAUZON

Father

Gilles LAUZON

Mother

Marie-Anne GROULX

Grandparents of Gilles LAUZON

Paternal grandparents

Gilles LAUZON Marie ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents

Jean GROULX Marie-Anne GOGUET (GOYETTE)

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

Gilles married Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE 7 February 1752 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 12 October 1732 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 2 February 1789 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne BOUTEILLE (BOUTEILLER) dite BONNEVILLE.

Gilles LAUZON died 28 May 1816 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gilles LAUZON

Gilles LAUZON married

Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE
Marriage date: 7 February 1752
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was the child of Joseph VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne BOUTEILLE (BOUTEILLER) dite BONNEVILLE

Children of Gilles LAUZON and Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

Joseph LAUZON

Born: December 1754, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 27 October 1809, Terrebonne, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine FONTIGNY 30 July 1781 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1723
29 January 1723
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Gilles LAUZON and Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE 7 February 1752, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 29 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph LAUZON was born December 1754, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Gilles was 31 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.

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.