Louis MARTEL

Born

3 December 1747 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

17 October 1776 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Louis MARTEL

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Born: 3 December 1747 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis MARTEL

Father

Nicolas-Raymond MARTEL

Mother

Angélique GUERTIN

Grandparents of Louis MARTEL

Paternal grandparents

Raymond MARTEL DELACHESNAYE Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite DESRUISSEAUX

Maternal grandparents

Louis GUERTIN Marie-Madeleine CHICOINE

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

Louis married Madeleine CREVIER dite DUVERNAY 16 January 1769 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CREVIER dite DUVERNAY was born 1 March 1750 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 27 December 1799 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Jacques CREVIER dit DUVERNAY and Marie-Anne TETREAULT.

Louis MARTEL died 17 October 1776 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis MARTEL

Louis MARTEL married

Madeleine CREVIER dite DUVERNAY
Marriage date: 16 January 1769
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine CREVIER dite DUVERNAY was the child of Jacques CREVIER dit DUVERNAY and Marie-Anne TETREAULT

Children of Louis MARTEL and Madeleine CREVIER dite DUVERNAY

Marguerite MARTEL

Born: 3 October 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 February 1849, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

Married: Noel LUSSIER 25 November 1793

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1747
3 December 1747
Verchères, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Louis MARTEL and Madeleine CREVIER dite DUVERNAY 16 January 1769, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 21 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.

Death — 1776
17 October 1776
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 28.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite MARTEL was born 3 October 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 28 years old.

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