Michel LEDOUX

Born

14 February 1729 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

18 January 1787 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 14 February 1729 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Parents of Michel LEDOUX

Father

Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX

Mother

Marie VIAU

Grandparents of Michel LEDOUX

Paternal grandparents

Louis LEDOUX Marie-Nicole VALIQUET

Maternal grandparents

Michel VIAU Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

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

Michel married Marie-Marguerite RICHARD 22 January 1759 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite RICHARD was born 23 July 1739 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Marguerite died 2 March 1777 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Marguerite was the child of Urbain RICHARD dit LAROSE and Marguerite FLEURICOURT.

Michel LEDOUX died 18 January 1787 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel LEDOUX

Michel LEDOUX married

Marie-Marguerite RICHARD
Marriage date: 22 January 1759
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite RICHARD was the child of Urbain RICHARD dit LAROSE and Marguerite FLEURICOURT

Children of Michel LEDOUX and Marie-Marguerite RICHARD

Marie-Cecile LEDOUX

Born: 29 July 1761, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 6 August 1789, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Andre DUQUET dit DESROCHERS 10 February 1783 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, 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 — 1729
14 February 1729
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Michel LEDOUX and Marie-Marguerite RICHARD 22 January 1759, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Cecile LEDOUX was born 29 July 1761, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Michel was 32 years old.

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.