Louis-Joseph TROTTIER

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4 December 1724 , Grondines, Canada, New France

Died

29 September 1803 , Grondines, Lower Canada

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Louis TROTTIER Louise-Madeleine HAMELIN

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Born: 4 December 1724 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Father: Louis TROTTIER

Mother: Louise-Madeleine HAMELIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER , Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LORANGER

Maternal grandparents: Louis HAMELIN , Antoinette AUBERT

Louis-Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Louis-Joseph married Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT 17 January 1762 in Grondines, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT was born 14 March 1742 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Françoise died 26 October 1814 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Françoise was the child of Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Charlotte HAMELIN.

Louis-Joseph TROTTIER died 29 September 1803 in Grondines, Lower Canada .
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Louis-Joseph TROTTIER married

Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT
Marriage date: 17 January 1762
Marriage place: Grondines, Canada
Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT was the child of Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Charlotte HAMELIN

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Children of Louis-Joseph TROTTIER and Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT

Marguerite TROTTIER

Born: 12 May 1763, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1763, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis TROTTIER

Born: 13 October 1764, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1791, Grondines, Lower Canada

Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

Born: 1 January 1766, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Zacharie TROTTIER

Born: 26 January 1767, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 January 1856, Grondines, Canada East

François TROTTIER

Born: 10 May 1769, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 March 1770, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada

Françoise-Scholastique TROTTIER

Born: 1 December 1770, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 July 1785, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne TROTTIER

Born: 26 July 1772, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 September 1772, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine TROTTIER

Born: 4 September 1775, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Epiphane TROTTIER

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 September 1848, Grondines, Canada East

Marguerite-Archange TROTTIER

Born: 21 December 1778, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 April 1779, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1724
4 December 1724
Grondines, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph TROTTIER and Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT 17 January 1762, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

He was 37 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marguerite TROTTIER was born 12 May 1763, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 38 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Louis TROTTIER was born 13 October 1764, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 39 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER was born 1 January 1766, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 41 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Zacharie TROTTIER was born 26 January 1767, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 42 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
François TROTTIER was born 10 May 1769, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 44 years old.

1770 Death of Child
François TROTTIER died 30 March 1770, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 45 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Françoise-Scholastique TROTTIER was born 1 December 1770, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 46 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TROTTIER was born 26 July 1772, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 47 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Madeleine TROTTIER was born 4 September 1775, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 50 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Archange TROTTIER was born 21 December 1778, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 54 years old.

1779 Death of Child
Marguerite-Archange TROTTIER died 12 April 1779, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 54 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Child
Françoise-Scholastique TROTTIER died 29 July 1785, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 60 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Death of Child
Louis TROTTIER died 28 February 1791, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 66 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

Death — 1803
29 September 1803
Grondines, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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