François LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) LAPLANTE

Born

27 March 1743 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

14 May 1810 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Paul LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE Barbe DUPUIS

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Born: 27 March 1743 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Paul LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE

Mother: Barbe DUPUIS

Paternal grandparents: Clément LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE , Marie-Marguerite ROY

Maternal grandparents: Moise DUPUIS , Marie Anne Louise CHRISTIANSEN

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François married Gertrude-Félicité LEMIEUX 6 February 1769 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gertrude-Félicité LEMIEUX was born 4 September 1732 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Gertrude-Félicité died 11 August 1797 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Gertrude-Félicité was the child of Pierre-Gabriel LEMIEUX and Josephte DEMERS (DUMAIS).

François married (2) Marie-Anne POULIOT 8 April 1799 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne POULIOT was born 23 August 1745 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Anne died 26 April 1825 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas POULIOT (POUILLOT) dit LACLERGEVIE and Thérèse LEMELIN.

François LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) LAPLANTE died 14 May 1810 in La Prairie, 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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François LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) LAPLANTE married

Gertrude-Félicité LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 6 February 1769
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Gertrude-Félicité LEMIEUX was the child of Pierre-Gabriel LEMIEUX and Josephte DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Children of François LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) LAPLANTE and Gertrude-Félicité LEMIEUX

André LAPLANTE

Born: 12 April 1770, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève PITRE 27 May 1805 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) LAPLANTE married

Marie-Anne POULIOT
Marriage date: 8 April 1799
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne POULIOT was the child of Nicolas POULIOT (POUILLOT) dit LACLERGEVIE and Thérèse LEMELIN

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Birth — 1743
27 March 1743
La Prairie, Canada, New France

François LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) LAPLANTE - Baptism

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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
François LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) LAPLANTE and Gertrude-Félicité LEMIEUX 6 February 1769, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
André LAPLANTE was born 12 April 1770, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

François was 27 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gertrude-Félicité LEMIEUX died 11 August 1797, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

1799 Marriage / Partner
François LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) LAPLANTE and Marie-Anne POULIOT 8 April 1799, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 56 years old.

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

1805 Marriage of Child
André LAPLANTE married 27 May 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Geneviève PITRE

Death — 1810
14 May 1810
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 67.

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