Louis PARADIS

(b. 25 August 1732 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1808 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Louis PARADIS was born 25 August 1732 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louis PARADIS was the child of Charles PARADIS and Claire DEBLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PARADIS and Jeanne MILLOIR (maternal) Jean DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Françoise ROUSSEAU

Louis had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Louis married Marguerite DEMERS 9 July 1764 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite DEMERS was born 18 October 1745 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite died 4 March 1828 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Geneviève HUARD.

Louis PARADIS died 16 March 1808 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Family and Children of Louis PARADIS

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Louis PARADIS married

Marguerite DEMERS-- Date: 9 July 1764 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DEMERS was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Geneviève HUARD

Children of Louis PARADIS and Marguerite DEMERS:

Marguerite PARADIS (b.27 May 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 August 1816, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste FORTIER 16 January 1786 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Louis PARADIS (b.20 December 1769, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 May 1848, Saint-Henri, Canada East )

Genevieve PARADIS (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Thecle PARADIS (b.20 January 1777, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste PARADIS (b.18 March 1780, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 July 1859, Sainte-Marie, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth FILION 9 October 1804 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1732 Birth
25 August 1732
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Louis PARADIS and Marguerite DEMERS 9 July 1764, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 31 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite PARADIS was born 27 May 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Louis was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis PARADIS was born 20 December 1769, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Louis was 37 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.