Charles LEDUC

Born

9 December 1745 , Île-Perrot, Canada, New France

Died

15 February 1820 , Île-Perrot, Lower Canada

Charles married Suzanne LECOMPTE 25 July 1768 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne LECOMPTE was born abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada. Suzanne was the child of Charles LECOMPTE dit LAFLEUR and Geneviève LALONDE .

Parents & Family of Charles LEDUC

Parents of Charles LEDUC

Father

René LEDUC

Mother

Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER

Grandparents of Charles LEDUC

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LEDUC Catherine FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR

Maternal grandparents

Joseph FORTIER Josephe RHÉAUME

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles LEDUC

Charles LEDUC married

Suzanne LECOMPTE
Marriage date: 25 July 1768
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne LECOMPTE was the child of Charles LECOMPTE dit LAFLEUR and Geneviève LALONDE

Children of Charles LEDUC and Suzanne LECOMPTE

Euphronsine LEDUC

Born: 27 February 1782, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1870, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada

Married: Hyacinthe MONTPETIT dit POTVIN 27 January 1801 Place: Île-Perrot, Lower Canada

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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 — 1745
9 December 1745
Île-Perrot, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Charles LEDUC and Suzanne LECOMPTE 25 July 1768, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 22 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Euphronsine LEDUC was born 27 February 1782, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Charles was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Euphronsine LEDUC married 27 January 1801, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada to Hyacinthe MONTPETIT dit POTVIN

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.