Michel ROUSSEAU

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24 March 1740 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

24 February 1815 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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Born: 24 March 1740 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Mother: Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Paternal grandparents: Thomas ROUSSEAU , Madeleine OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD , Madeleine BLANCHET

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Michel married Geneviève MORIN 9 January 1758 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève MORIN was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 24 August 1777 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Geneviève was the child of Denis MORIN and Marie-Madeleine BOULAY.

Michel ROUSSEAU died 24 February 1815 in Saint-Henri, 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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Geneviève MORIN
Marriage date: 9 January 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Geneviève MORIN was the child of Denis MORIN and Marie-Madeleine BOULAY

Children of Michel ROUSSEAU and Geneviève MORIN

Marie ROUSSEAU

Born: 6 November 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 7 July 1839, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: André GODBOUT 12 February 1776 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Pierre ROUSSEAU

Born: 12 March 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Died: 20 May 1812, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne LABBE 13 February 1787 Place: Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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Birth — 1740
24 March 1740
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Michel ROUSSEAU and Geneviève MORIN 9 January 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 17 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie ROUSSEAU was born 6 November 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Michel was 18 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre ROUSSEAU was born 12 March 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Michel was 20 years old.

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie ROUSSEAU married 12 February 1776, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to André GODBOUT