Sebastien LEGAULT

Born

13 February 1761 , Montréal, Canada

Died

28 August 1832 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Sebastien LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS Eugenie TURPIN

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Born: 13 February 1761 in Montréal, Canada

Father: Sebastien LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

Mother: Eugenie TURPIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptitse LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS , Marie-Anne CHOLET

Maternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste TURPIN , Marie-Louise LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE

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Sebastien married Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE 2 July 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE was born 2 May 1772 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Catherine was the child of Jacques-Amable THEORET and Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY.

Sebastien LEGAULT died 28 August 1832 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Sebastien LEGAULT married

Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 2 July 1792
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of Jacques-Amable THEORET and Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY

Children of Sebastien LEGAULT and Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE

Scholastique LEGAULT

Born: 1 June 1804, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
Died: 28 July 1872, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

Married: Paul THIBODEAU 4 August 1828 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1761
13 February 1761
Montréal, Canada

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Sebastien LEGAULT and Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE 2 July 1792, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 31 years old.

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

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

1804 Birth of Child
Scholastique LEGAULT was born 1 June 1804, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

Sebastien was 43 years old.

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)

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

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Scholastique LEGAULT married 4 August 1828, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada to Paul THIBODEAU

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)