Louis CHARLAND

Born

31 December 1733 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

12 December 1812 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Louis CHARLAND

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Born: 31 December 1733 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis CHARLAND

Father

Pierre CHARLAND

Mother

Marie-Angélique CHANTAL

Grandparents of Louis CHARLAND

Paternal grandparents

Pierre CHARLAND Jeanne GUILLEMET

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CHANTAL dit LAFLEUR Angélique MARTIN

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

Louis married Geneviève COUTURE 22 September 1761 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève COUTURE was born 17 October 1731 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Geneviève died 11 October 1807 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada. Geneviève was the child of Joseph COUTURE and Geneviève LECLERC.

Louis CHARLAND died 12 December 1812 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis CHARLAND

Louis CHARLAND married

Geneviève COUTURE
Marriage date: 22 September 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Geneviève COUTURE was the child of Joseph COUTURE and Geneviève LECLERC

Children of Louis CHARLAND and Geneviève COUTURE

Marguerite CHARLAND

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Benoit KARCH 27 August 1783 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève CHARLAND

Born: 19 February 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 September 1848, Bonsecours, Canada East

Married: Joseph GUYON (DION) 11 May 1789 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1733
31 December 1733
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHARLAND and Geneviève COUTURE 22 September 1761, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 27 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.

1772 Birth of Child
Geneviève CHARLAND was born 19 February 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis was 38 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.