Ursule ROUSSEAU

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abt. 1718 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

18 December 1798 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU Catherine ROULEAU

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Born: abt. 1718 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Mother: Catherine ROULEAU

Paternal grandparents: Thomas ROUSSEAU , Madeleine OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume ROULEAU , Catherine DUFRESNE

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Ursule married Louis BOULAY 16 November 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis BOULAY was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Françoise PAQUET.

Ursule ROUSSEAU died 18 December 1798 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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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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Ursule ROUSSEAU married

Louis BOULAY
Marriage date: 16 November 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Louis BOULAY was the child of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Françoise PAQUET

Children of Louis BOULAY and Ursule ROUSSEAU

Louis BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 4 August 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: , , Louisiana, USA

Henri BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 11 September 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 19 March 1836, St-Isidore, Canada

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Marriage / Partner
Ursule ROUSSEAU and Louis BOULAY 16 November 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1747 Birth of Child
Louis BOULET (BOULAY) was born 4 August 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1752 Birth of Child
Henri BOULET (BOULAY) was born 11 September 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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.

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.