Louis CHEVREFILS

(b. 13 April 1706 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1776 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis CHEVREFILS was born 13 April 1706 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis CHEVREFILS was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Geneviève PAILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François CHEVREFILS dit LALIME and Marie LAMY (maternal) Leonard PAILLARD (PAILLE) and Marie-Louise VACHON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie-Anne MESSIER 7 January 1733 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children. Marie-Anne MESSIER was born 3 January 1709 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 13 October 1764 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of René MESSIER and Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Louis married (2) Marie-Anne MARCOTTE 13 October 1764 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Anne MARCOTTE was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 24 April 1776 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Anne was the child of Bernard-Pierre MARCOTTE and Marie-Louise HOUDE.

Louis CHEVREFILS died 2 May 1776 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .

Occupation: Occupation: Maitre Charron

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Louis CHEVREFILS

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Louis CHEVREFILS married

Marie-Anne MESSIER-- Date: 7 January 1733 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne MESSIER was the child of René MESSIER and Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Children of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER:

Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE (b.29 October 1733, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE 10 February 1755 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephe CHEVREFILS (b.13 April 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS (b.14 April 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE 10 February 1755 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Joseph BONNEVILLE dit BELLEFLEUR 16 February 1795 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE (b. 21 September 1738, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine LEMIRE 8 January 1758 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis CHEVREFILS (b.1 December 1739, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 December 1739, , Québec Province, Canada )

André CHEVREFILS (b.13 December 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 December 1740, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )

Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE (b.6 February 1742, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST 19 November 1766 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis-Joseph CHEVREFILS (b.5 April 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephe CHEVREFILS (b.25 May 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 July 1746, , Québec Province, Canada )

Veronique CHEVREFILS (b.20 December 1747, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 January 1748, , Québec Province, Canada )

Louis-Amable CHEVREFILS (b.30 August 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Amable CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE (b.18 October 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE (b.18 October 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 3 June 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Louis CHEVALIER 23 April 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis CHEVREFILS married

Marie-Anne MARCOTTE-- Date: 13 October 1764 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne MARCOTTE was the child of Bernard-Pierre MARCOTTE and Marie-Louise HOUDE

Children of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE:

Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS (b.25 January 1769 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 June 1844, Deschaillons, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte GAUTHIER 21 October 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1706 Birth
13 April 1706
Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1706 Baptism
Baptism found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

13 Apr 1706

Louis Chevrefils
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Louis CHEVREFILS - Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes (Collection Tanguay), Québec, 1608 à 1890

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER 7 January 1733, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 years old.

Louis CHEVREFILS - 1733 Marriage - Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, QC, Canada

1733 Marriage - Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, QC, Canada
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1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 29 October 1733, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 27 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CHEVREFILS was born 13 April 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 29 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS was born 14 April 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 31 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 21 September 1738, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 32 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Louis CHEVREFILS was born 1 December 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis was 33 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
André CHEVREFILS was born 13 December 1740, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis was 34 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was born 6 February 1742, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Louis was 35 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph CHEVREFILS was born 5 April 1745, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis was 39 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CHEVREFILS was born 25 May 1746, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis was 40 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Veronique CHEVREFILS was born 20 December 1747, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis was 41 years old.

1748 Death of Child
Veronique CHEVREFILS died 5 January 1748, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis was 41 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis-Amable CHEVREFILS was born 30 August 1750, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis was 44 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Amable CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was born 18 October 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 47 years old.

1753 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 18 October 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 47 years old.

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 10 February 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS married 10 February 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

1758 Marriage of Child
Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 8 January 1758 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine LEMIRE

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE 13 October 1764 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 58 years old.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne MESSIER died 13 October 1764, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1766 Marriage of Child
Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE married 19 November 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST

1769 Birth of Child
Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS was born 25 January 1769 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 62 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 23 April 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Louis CHEVALIER

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.