Louis LAPORTE

Born

23 April 1748 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Died

22 January 1835 , Joliette, Lower Canada

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Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES Antoinette CUSSON

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Born: 23 April 1748 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

Mother: Antoinette CUSSON

Paternal grandparents: Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES , Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas-Charles CUSSON , Marguerite RENAUD

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Louis married Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 2 August 1773 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE was born 20 January 1753 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Angelique was the child of Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Angélique LACASSE.

Louis LAPORTE died 22 January 1835 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE
Marriage date: 2 August 1773
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE was the child of Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Angélique LACASSE

Children of Louis LAPORTE and Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

Born: 24 September 1775, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 May 1850, Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Joliette, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Desanges FOREST 24 February 1800 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Toussaint LAPORTE

Born: 15 March 1777, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 December 1848, Joliette, Canada East

Married: Marguerite PICHE 21 February 1803 Place: Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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Birth — 1748
23 April 1748
Lavaltrie, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Louis LAPORTE and Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 2 August 1773, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 24 September 1775, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 27 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Toussaint LAPORTE was born 15 March 1777, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 28 years old.

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)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES married 24 February 1800, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Desanges FOREST

1803 Marriage of Child
Toussaint LAPORTE married 21 February 1803, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie) to Marguerite PICHE

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England