Louis LECOUR

(b. 14 July 1716 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1795 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Louis LECOUR was born 14 July 1716 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis LECOUR was the child of Denis LECOURS and Madeleine SUREAU dite BLONDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel LECOURS and Louise LEBLANC (maternal) Hilaire SUREAU dit BLONDIN and Louise PARADIS

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

Louis married Jeanne LEFEBVRE 25 November 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne LEFEBVRE was born 19 August 1725 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne died 5 October 1804 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne was the child of Geoffroy LEFEBVRE and Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD).

Louis LECOUR died 27 January 1795 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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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Louis LECOUR married

Jeanne LEFEBVRE-- Date: 25 November 1748 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jeanne LEFEBVRE was the child of Geoffroy LEFEBVRE and Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD)

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Children of Louis LECOUR and Jeanne LEFEBVRE:

Jeanne LECOUR (b.16 December 1752, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 August 1831, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada)
m. François PRUD'HOMME 6 February 1775 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1716 Birth
14 July 1716
Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1748 Marriage / Partner
Louis LECOUR and Jeanne LEFEBVRE 25 November 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 32 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jeanne LECOUR was born 16 December 1752, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Louis was 36 years old.

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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Jeanne LECOUR married 6 February 1775, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to François PRUD'HOMME

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.