Louise AOUENDAYS DUCHESNAY

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abt. 1735 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada, New France

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6 August 1811 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1735 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Louise was a Native American/First Nation.
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Louise married Pierre-Romain ROMAIN HORONHIO abt. 1765 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Romain ROMAIN HORONHIO was born abt. 1720 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada, New France . Pierre-Romain died 3 January 1786 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada .

Louise AOUENDAYS DUCHESNAY died 6 August 1811 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada .

Native American from Huron tribe

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The Sharing Circle: Stories about First Nations Culture by Theresa Meuse

We Were Not The Savages, First Nations History, 4th ed.: Collision Between European and Native American Civilizations by Daniel N. Paul

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Native Americans in Harmony with Nature: Current Teachings from a Wise Ancient People by Kevin Kuzgan

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Spouse & Children of Louise AOUENDAYS DUCHESNAY

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Louise AOUENDAYS DUCHESNAY married

Pierre-Romain ROMAIN HORONHIO
Marriage date: abt. 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Pierre-Romain ROMAIN HORONHIO and Louise AOUENDAYS DUCHESNAY

Marie-Josephte ROMAIN

Born: 19 June 1765, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jerome RENAUD 24 November 1783 Place: Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, 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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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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROMAIN was born 19 June 1765, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ROMAIN married 24 November 1783, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada to Jerome RENAUD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)