Louis-Joseph MARTEL

Born

20 April 1754 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Died

17 October 1831 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste MARTEL Clothide DESBIENS

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Born: 20 April 1754 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MARTEL

Mother: Clothide DESBIENS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MARTEL , Jeanne ROULOIS

Maternal grandparents: Étienne DESBIENS , Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY

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Louis-Joseph married Angelique SAVARD 28 April 1778 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angelique SAVARD was born 20 November 1757 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Angelique died 28 May 1833 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Angelique was the child of François-Louis SAVARD and Marie-Louise TREMBLAY.

Louis-Joseph MARTEL died 17 October 1831 in Isle-aux-Coudres, 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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Louis-Joseph MARTEL married

Angelique SAVARD
Marriage date: 28 April 1778
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique SAVARD was the child of François-Louis SAVARD and Marie-Louise TREMBLAY

Children of Louis-Joseph MARTEL and Angelique SAVARD

Abraham MARTEL

Born: 18 May 1786, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1831, At Sea*

Married: Rosalie BOILY 13 October 1807 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Hugues-Roger MARTEL

Born: 14 September 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 29 July 1860, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Agnes BELLEY 13 November 1825 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph-Marie MARTEL

Born: abt. 1801, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Adele HARVEY 7 September 1840 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1754
20 April 1754
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph MARTEL and Angelique SAVARD 28 April 1778, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Abraham MARTEL was born 18 May 1786, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis-Joseph was 32 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)

1800 Birth of Child
Hugues-Roger MARTEL was born 14 September 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis-Joseph was 46 years old.

1807 Marriage of Child
Abraham MARTEL married 13 October 1807, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Rosalie BOILY

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Hugues-Roger MARTEL married 13 November 1825, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Agnes BELLEY

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England