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Louis BERGERON

(b. abt. 1761 , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 March 1833 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Louis BERGERON was born abt. 1761 in Québec Province, Canada

Louis BERGERON was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERGERON and Genevieve BRULE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BERGERON and Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE (maternal) Louis BRÛLÉ and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

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

Louis married Rosalie SAUCIER 17 July 1786 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Rosalie SAUCIER was born 24 June 1765 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Rosalie died 13 September 1837 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Rosalie was the child of Louis SAUCIER and Marie-Rosalie PARADIS.

Louis BERGERON died 3 March 1833 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

m. Saucier Rosalie

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Louis BERGERON

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Louis BERGERON married

Rosalie SAUCIER-- Date: 17 July 1786 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie SAUCIER was the child of Louis SAUCIER and Marie-Rosalie PARADIS

Children of Louis BERGERON and Rosalie SAUCIER:

Marie-Rosalie BERGERON (b.14 October 1790, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MOREAU 23 October 1810 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Louis BERGERON and Rosalie SAUCIER 17 July 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie BERGERON was born 14 October 1790, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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)

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rosalie BERGERON married 23 October 1810, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Jean-Baptiste MOREAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England