Louis ROULEAU

Born

27 February 1733 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

11 September 1806 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Born: 27 February 1733 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis ROULEAU

Father

Gabriel ROULEAU

Mother

Marie-Genevieve PETITCLERC

Grandparents of Louis ROULEAU

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel ROULEAU Jeanne DUFRESNE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre PETITCLERC Françoise PARIS

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

Louis married Genevieve RUEL 22 November 1756 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve RUEL was born 13 February 1726 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Genevieve was the child of Jean RUEL and Marie-Marthe FOURNIER.

Louis ROULEAU died 11 September 1806 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.

m. Ruel Genevieve

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis ROULEAU

Louis ROULEAU married

Genevieve RUEL
Marriage date: 22 November 1756
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Genevieve RUEL was the child of Jean RUEL and Marie-Marthe FOURNIER

Children of Louis ROULEAU and Genevieve RUEL

Louis ROULEAU

Born: abt. 1771, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Geneviève CHABOT 13 August 1798 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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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
27 February 1733
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROULEAU and Genevieve RUEL 22 November 1756, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.