René LACELLE

Born

8 June 1713 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

15 March 1790 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques LACELLE Angélique GIBEAU

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René LACELLE was born 8 June 1713 in Montréal, Canada, New France

René LACELLE was the child of Jacques LACELLE and Angélique GIBEAU

and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Suzanne DURAND

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René married Louise-Jeanne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY 25 January 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise-Jeanne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY was born 23 September 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louise-Jeanne died 26 February 1761 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Louise-Jeanne was the child of François LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Jeanne BAUGIS.

René LACELLE died 15 March 1790 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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René LACELLE married

Louise-Jeanne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY-- Date: 25 January 1740 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Louise-Jeanne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY was the child of François LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Jeanne BAUGIS

Children of René LACELLE and Louise-Jeanne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Louis LACELLE (b.24 January 1746, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1809, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite CHARRON dite DUCHARME 4 November 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephe LACELLE (b.30 August 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1813, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) 3 April 1769 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1713 Birth
8 June 1713
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
René LACELLE and Louise-Jeanne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY 25 January 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis LACELLE was born 24 January 1746, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

René was 32 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LACELLE was born 30 August 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

René was 34 years old.

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Jeanne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY died 26 February 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Louis LACELLE married 4 November 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marguerite CHARRON dite DUCHARME

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LACELLE married 3 April 1769, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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.