Antoine LETOURNEAU

Born

30 April 1771 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 April 1842 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Born: 30 April 1771 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Antoine LETOURNEAU

Father

Louis LETOURNEAU

Mother

Victoire BERNIER

Grandparents of Antoine LETOURNEAU

Paternal grandparents

Antoine LETOURNEAU Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS

Maternal grandparents

Charles BERNIER Marie-Geneviève BELANGER

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

Antoine married Françoise MERCIER 19 April 1796 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise MERCIER was born 20 August 1770 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise died 15 June 1855 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . Françoise was the child of Francois MERCIER and Agathe BLONDEAU.

Antoine LETOURNEAU died 17 April 1842 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine LETOURNEAU

Antoine LETOURNEAU married

Françoise MERCIER
Marriage date: 19 April 1796
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
Françoise MERCIER was the child of Francois MERCIER and Agathe BLONDEAU

Children of Antoine LETOURNEAU and Françoise MERCIER

Therese LETOURNEAU

Born: 23 February 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable LUSSIER 19 May 1829 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 — 1771
30 April 1771
Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LETOURNEAU and Françoise MERCIER 19 April 1796, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 24 years old.

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

1810 Birth of Child
Therese LETOURNEAU was born 23 February 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine was 38 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