Louis PARENT

Born

26 September 1737 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

2 May 1808 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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Born: 26 September 1737 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis PARENT

Father

Etienne PARENT

Mother

Marie-Genevieve LEFEBVRE

Grandparents of Louis PARENT

Paternal grandparents

Étienne PARENT Marie-Thérèse CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

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

Louis married Genevieve SAMSON 19 August 1766 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Genevieve SAMSON was born 10 March 1742 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Genevieve died 14 June 1815 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Eustache SAMSON and Louise-Françoise LEMIEUX.

Louis PARENT died 2 May 1808 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis PARENT

Louis PARENT married

Genevieve SAMSON
Marriage date: 19 August 1766
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve SAMSON was the child of Eustache SAMSON and Louise-Françoise LEMIEUX

Children of Louis PARENT and Genevieve SAMSON

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1737
26 September 1737
Beauport, Québec, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Louis PARENT and Genevieve SAMSON 19 August 1766, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 28 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.