Louis VEZINA

Born

19 May 1722 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1783 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Louis VEZINA

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Born: 19 May 1722 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis VEZINA

Father

Pierre VEZINA

Mother

Elisabeth-Isabelle MATHIEU

Grandparents of Louis VEZINA

Paternal grandparents

François VÉZINA Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents

Jean MATHIEU Louise-Anne LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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

Louis married Marie-Marguerite GRENIER 11 January 1751 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Marguerite GRENIER was born 7 March 1725 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite died 11 November 1803 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph GRENIER and Marguerite CHRETIEN.

Louis VEZINA died 22 May 1783 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis VEZINA

Louis VEZINA married

Marie-Marguerite GRENIER
Marriage date: 11 January 1751
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite GRENIER was the child of Joseph GRENIER and Marguerite CHRETIEN

Children of Louis VEZINA and Marie-Marguerite GRENIER

Joseph VEZINA

Born: 27 August 1753, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 January 1833, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BRISSON 27 February 1786 Place: Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie VEZINA

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Vincent BELANGER 6 February 1787 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste VEZINA

Born: 15 November 1768, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 March 1858, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East

Married: Louise LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 5 May 1794 Place: Saint-Sulpice, 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 — 1722
19 May 1722
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Louis VEZINA and Marie-Marguerite GRENIER 11 January 1751, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph VEZINA was born 27 August 1753, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Louis was 31 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VEZINA was born 15 November 1768, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Louis was 46 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.