Paul LÉGARÉ

Born

22 November 1764 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 October 1838 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Paul LÉGARÉ

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Born: 22 November 1764 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Paul LÉGARÉ

Father

Joseph LEGARE

Mother

Marie-Therese CLOUTIER

Grandparents of Paul LÉGARÉ

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LEGARE Angélique CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents

Louis CLOUTIER Thérèse GOULET

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

Paul married Dorothee-Monique DESCOT 10 January 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Dorothee-Monique DESCOT was born 21 May 1762 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . Dorothee-Monique died 28 September 1852 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East . Dorothee-Monique was the child of Pierre DESCOT and Dorothee PERRON.

Paul LÉGARÉ died 27 October 1838 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Paul LÉGARÉ

Paul LÉGARÉ married

Dorothee-Monique DESCOT
Marriage date: 10 January 1785
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Dorothee-Monique DESCOT was the child of Pierre DESCOT and Dorothee PERRON

Children of Paul LÉGARÉ and Dorothee-Monique DESCOT

Pierre LEGARE

Born: 13 October 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose ST-LOUIS 30 November 1807 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Louis LEGARE

Born: 25 August 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Paul LEGARE

Born: 17 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 23 April 1870, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Dorothee LEGARE

Born: 14 February 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 10 November 1869, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Joseph LEGARE

Born: abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1764
22 November 1764
L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Paul LÉGARÉ and Dorothee-Monique DESCOT 10 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 20 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Pierre LEGARE was born 13 October 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Paul was 22 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Birth of Child
Louis LEGARE was born 25 August 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Paul was 32 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Paul LEGARE was born 17 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Paul was 36 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Dorothee LEGARE was born 14 February 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Paul was 41 years old.

1807 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEGARE married 30 November 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Rose ST-LOUIS

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