Jacques-Louis PARENT

Born

8 August 1745 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Died

22 April 1826 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Etienne PARENT Marie-Genevieve LEFEBVRE

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Born: 8 August 1745 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne PARENT

Mother: Marie-Genevieve LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents: Étienne PARENT , Marie-Thérèse CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE , Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

Jacques-Louis had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Jacques-Louis married Brigitte NADEAU 30 September 1776 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Brigitte NADEAU was born 28 February 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France . Brigitte died 15 June 1825 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . Brigitte was the child of François-Etienne NADEAU and Marie-Geneviève MARTINEAU.

Jacques-Louis PARENT died 22 April 1826 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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Brigitte NADEAU
Marriage date: 30 September 1776
Marriage place: Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Brigitte NADEAU was the child of François-Etienne NADEAU and Marie-Geneviève MARTINEAU

Children of Jacques-Louis PARENT and Brigitte NADEAU

Jacques PARENT

Born: 16 August 1777, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 May 1862, Rimouski, Canada East

Married: Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS) 19 January 1802 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Marie-Brigitte PARENT

Born: 18 January 1780, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1858, Rimouski, Canada East

Married: Melchior REHEL 4 November 1801 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Claire PARENT

Born: 29 April 1783, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 April 1864, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Married: Ambroise TREMBLAY 3 November 1824 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Judith PARENT

Born: 17 August 1785, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 December 1872, Rimouski, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis PINEAULT 31 January 1804 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise PARENT

Born: 5 August 1792, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS 30 October 1809 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

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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 — 1745
8 August 1745
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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.

Revolutionary War

PARENT,Jacques. Read Washington's manifesto at Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Nov. 2, 1775 (Lanctot, p. 98); had gone to meet Arnold's force with a message from
the people of Pointe-Levy (BTW); son of Etienne Parent, son-in—law of Louis Marcoux (Lefebvre).

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Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Louis PARENT and Brigitte NADEAU 30 September 1776, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

He was 31 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Jacques PARENT was born 16 August 1777, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jacques-Louis was 32 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Brigitte PARENT was born 18 January 1780, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jacques-Louis was 34 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Claire PARENT was born 29 April 1783, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jacques-Louis was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Judith PARENT was born 17 August 1785, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jacques-Louis was 40 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PARENT was born 5 August 1792, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Jacques-Louis was 47 years old.

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Brigitte PARENT married 4 November 1801, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Melchior REHEL

1802 Marriage of Child
Jacques PARENT married 19 January 1802, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS)

1804 Marriage of Child
Judith PARENT married 31 January 1804, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Louis PINEAULT

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PARENT married 30 October 1809, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS

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)

1824 Marriage of Child
Claire PARENT married 3 November 1824, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Ambroise TREMBLAY

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