Robert-Leonard
ROUSSEL
(b.
abt. 1720
,
Avranches, France
d.
17 December 1806
,
Québec, Lower Canada
)
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ROUSSEL Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Robert-Leonard ROUSSEL was born abt. 1720 in Avranches, France
Robert-Leonard ROUSSEL was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert-Leonard married Marguerite BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE 4 November 1771 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE was born 7 August 1747 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 24 March 1817 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Pierre BACQUET dit LAMONTAGNE and Marguerite MONTMINY.
Robert-Leonard ROUSSEL died 17 December 1806 in Québec, Lower Canada .
son of Jacques-François Roussel and Madeleine Borel
Details of the family tree of Robert-Leonard appear below.
Occupation
Robert-Leonard ROUSSEL was a Tailleur.
It was in the year 1588 that the occupation of tailleur d’habits, or tailor, appeared in France. The tailleur d’habits referred to a tailor who made all items of clothing for men and women. In 1675, Louis XIV decided that women could also make clothing, but that they would be called couturières, or seamstresses, have their own guild, and could only make clothes for women and girls. In a nutshell, the tailor would cut, sew, make & sell clothing.
Source: tfcq.ca
Stitching Through Time: A Tailleur's Tale in 18th Century New France
Robert-Leonard ROUSSEL was a Tailleur.
It was in the year 1588 that the occupation of tailleur d’habits, or tailor, appeared in France. The tailleur d’habits referred to a tailor who made all items of clothing for men and women. In 1675, Louis XIV decided that women could also make clothing, but that they would be called couturières, or seamstresses, have their own guild, and could only make clothes for women and girls. In a nutshell, the tailor would cut, sew, make & sell clothing.
Source: tfcq.ca
Stitching Through Time: A Tailleur's Tale in 18th Century New France
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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