Louis DUFAULT

Born

14 September 1721 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

11 December 1783 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

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François DUFAULT Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT)

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Born: 14 September 1721 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: François DUFAULT

Mother: Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON , Françoise SIMEON

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) , Madeleine RACLOS

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Louis married Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES 30 April 1741 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 10 February 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Françoise-Elisabeth died 21 February 1799 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada. Françoise-Elisabeth was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Catherine DESROCHES.

Louis DUFAULT died 11 December 1783 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Brien Francoise-Elisabeth

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Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES
Marriage date: 30 April 1741
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Catherine DESROCHES

Children of Louis DUFAULT and Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Louis-Francois DUFAULT

Born: 13 February 1742, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 17 October 1826, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

Married: Helene FOREST 14 September 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable DUFAULT

Born: 20 August 1743, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 30 July 1764 Place: L'Assomption, 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 — 1721
14 September 1721
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Louis DUFAULT and Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES 30 April 1741, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 19 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louis-Francois DUFAULT was born 13 February 1742, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Amable DUFAULT was born 20 August 1743, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 21 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Amable DUFAULT married 30 July 1764, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

1767 Marriage of Child
Louis-Francois DUFAULT married 14 September 1767, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Helene FOREST

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.