Louis MAHEU

Born

21 September 1761 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada

Died

5 March 1829 , Beauceville, Lower Canada

Louis married Marguerite BUSQUE 15 January 1787 in Beauceville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BUSQUE was born 5 July 1764 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 8 April 1809 in Beauceville, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean-Charles BUSQUE and Marie-Louise RODRIGUE .

Parents & Family of Louis MAHEU

Parents of Louis MAHEU

Father

Jean MAHEU

Mother

Marie-Ursule POULIN

Grandparents of Louis MAHEU

Paternal grandparents

Noel MAHEU Madeleine MENARD

Maternal grandparents

André POULIN Marie-Thérèse CARON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis MAHEU

Louis MAHEU married

Marguerite BUSQUE
Marriage date: 15 January 1787
Marriage place: Beauceville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BUSQUE was the child of Jean-Charles BUSQUE and Marie-Louise RODRIGUE

Children of Louis MAHEU and Marguerite BUSQUE

Marie-Josephte MAHEU

Born: 13 February 1798, Beauceville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste PEPIN 5 September 1815 Place: Beauceville, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1761
21 September 1761
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Louis MAHEU and Marguerite BUSQUE 15 January 1787, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

He was 25 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MAHEU was born 13 February 1798, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

Louis was 36 years old.

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