Louis-Etienne VIENS

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24 March 1745 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

16 December 1817 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

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Louis JEAN dit VIENS Angelique DEROME

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Born: 24 March 1745 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Louis JEAN dit VIENS

Mother: Angelique DEROME

Paternal grandparents: Pierre JEAN dit VIENS , Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Maternal grandparents: Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX , Marie-Madeleine DUSSAULT

Louis-Etienne had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Louis-Etienne married Charlotte GOSSELIN 26 February 1770 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte GOSSELIN was born 28 September 1749 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charlotte died 12 April 1839 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charlotte was the child of François GOSSELIN and Geneviève ROUSSEAU.

Louis-Etienne VIENS died 16 December 1817 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Charlotte GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 26 February 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte GOSSELIN was the child of François GOSSELIN and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

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Birth — 1745
24 March 1745
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Etienne VIENS and Charlotte GOSSELIN 26 February 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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.