Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU)

Born

11 August 1765 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 February 1841 , Nicolet, Canada East

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Jacques BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR Marie-Marguerite AUBRY

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Born: 11 August 1765 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jacques BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR

Mother: Marie-Marguerite AUBRY

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR , Marie-Anne MARANDA

Maternal grandparents: Jean AUBRY , Antoinette GUÉNIN

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Louis married Marie-Josephe COTTRET 16 June 1788 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe COTTRET was born 24 May 1768 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Josephe died 2 September 1835 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Josephe was the child of Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ and Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD.

Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) died 7 February 1841 in Nicolet, Canada East .
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Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) married

Marie-Josephe COTTRET
Marriage date: 16 June 1788
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe COTTRET was the child of Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ and Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD

Children of Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) and Marie-Josephe COTTRET

Julie BERIAULT dite BOISCLAIR

Born: 16 April 1810, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jules POIRIER 2 February 1830 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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Birth — 1765
11 August 1765
Yamachiche, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) and Marie-Josephe COTTRET 16 June 1788, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 22 years old.

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)

1810 Birth of Child
Julie BERIAULT dite BOISCLAIR was born 16 April 1810, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Louis was 44 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