Alexis RHEAULT

Born

2 November 1747 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

28 July 1813 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Alexis married Marie Anne DOUCET 20 February 1775 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Anne DOUCET was born 1 June 1756 in American Colonies. Marie Anne died 14 August 1822 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie Anne was the child of Joseph DOUCET and Marie Anne BOURG .

Parents & Family of Alexis RHEAULT

Parents of Alexis RHEAULT

Father

Joseph RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT)

Mother

Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite LABRIE

Grandparents of Alexis RHEAULT

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-François RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) Françoise DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents

René LEBLANC dit LABRIE Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis RHEAULT

Alexis RHEAULT married

Marie Anne DOUCET
Marriage date: 20 February 1775
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Anne DOUCET was the child of Joseph DOUCET and Marie Anne BOURG

Children of Alexis RHEAULT and Marie Anne DOUCET

Marie-Louise RHEAULT

Born: 29 August 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François GENEST dit LABARRE 10 October 1803 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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 — 1747
2 November 1747
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Alexis RHEAULT and Marie Anne DOUCET 20 February 1775, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 27 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RHEAULT was born 29 August 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Alexis was 34 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise RHEAULT married 10 October 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to François GENEST dit LABARRE