Charles LETOURNEAU

Born

25 June 1766 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 April 1837 , Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

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Born: 25 June 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU

Mother: Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Paternal grandparents: Bernard LÉTOURNEAU , Hélène PAQUET

Maternal grandparents: Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT , Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Charles married Marie-Marthe BERNARD 16 February 1801 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . Marie-Marthe BERNARD was born 2 November 1780 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer). Marie-Marthe died 19 September 1835 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer). Marie-Marthe was the child of Louis BERNARD and Louise LECOUFFE (LEGOUFFE).

Charles LETOURNEAU died 8 April 1837 in Carleton-sur-Mer, 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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Charles LETOURNEAU married

Marie-Marthe BERNARD
Marriage date: 16 February 1801
Marriage place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Marie-Marthe BERNARD was the child of Louis BERNARD and Louise LECOUFFE (LEGOUFFE)

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Birth — 1766
25 June 1766
Chambly, 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)

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Charles LETOURNEAU and Marie-Marthe BERNARD 16 February 1801, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

He was 34 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