Louis CANUEL

Born

17 April 1744 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

12 June 1804 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Jean-Louis CANUEL Marie-Anne CORRIVEAU

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Born: 17 April 1744 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Louis CANUEL

Mother: Marie-Anne CORRIVEAU

Maternal grandparents: Étienne CORRIVEAU , Jeanne RABOUIN

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Louis married Françoise PROULX abt. 1767 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise PROULX was born 15 May 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France. Françoise died 19 November 1814 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . Françoise was the child of Pierre PROULX and Marie GAGNÉ.

Louis CANUEL died 12 June 1804 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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Françoise PROULX
Marriage date: abt. 1767
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Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Françoise PROULX was the child of Pierre PROULX and Marie GAGNÉ

Children of Louis CANUEL and Françoise PROULX

Geneviève CANUEL

Born: January 1773, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 April 1824, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Louis LANGIS (DELANGY) 16 April 1792 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Marie-Anastasie CANUEL

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 March 1824, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Germain ST-LAURENT 28 January 1806 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

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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 — 1744
17 April 1744
Saint-Vallier, 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Geneviève CANUEL was born January 1773, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Louis was 28 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.