Nicolas LACROIX

Born

12 February 1712 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

8 December 1800 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Andre LACROIX Marie-Madeleine MARCHAND

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Born: 12 February 1712 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Andre LACROIX

Mother: Marie-Madeleine MARCHAND

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-David LACROIX , Marie-Barthélémie MAILLOUX

Maternal grandparents: François MARCHAND , Madeleine GROLEAU

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Nicolas married Angélique LEROUX 31 January 1736 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . Angélique LEROUX was born 4 July 1718 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Angélique died 8 June 1790 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Angelique PLANTE.

Nicolas LACROIX died 8 December 1800 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada.

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Angélique LEROUX
Marriage date: 31 January 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Angélique LEROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Angelique PLANTE

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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 — 1712
12 February 1712
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas LACROIX and Angélique LEROUX 31 January 1736, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

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.