Paul RIOUX

Born

26 February 1770 , Trois-Pistoles, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 November 1845 , Trois-Pistoles, Canada East

Paul married Marie-Marguerite COTE 12 August 1794 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite COTE was born 18 September 1771 in L'Isle-Verte, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Marguerite died 18 March 1826 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada . Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Claude CÔTÉ and Marie-Louise LEVASSEUR .

Parents & Family of Paul RIOUX

Parents of Paul RIOUX

Father

Vincent RIOUX

Mother

Julienne DROUIN

Grandparents of Paul RIOUX

Paternal grandparents

Vincent RIOUX Catherine CÔTÉ

Maternal grandparents

Joseph DROUIN dit LEMAINE Marie-Angélique CHAUSSE

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Paul RIOUX

Paul RIOUX married

Marie-Marguerite COTE
Marriage date: 12 August 1794
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite COTE was the child of Joseph-Claude CÔTÉ and Marie-Louise LEVASSEUR

Children of Paul RIOUX and Marie-Marguerite COTE

Firmin RIOUX

Born: 19 September 1803, Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
Died: 14 May 1861, Trois-Pistoles, Canada East

Married: Sophie LEBEL 24 January 1827 Place: Kamouraska, 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 — 1770
26 February 1770
Trois-Pistoles, 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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Paul RIOUX and Marie-Marguerite COTE 12 August 1794, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

He was 24 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Firmin RIOUX was born 19 September 1803, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

Paul was 33 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