Augustin ROUSSEAU

Born

5 August 1748 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

26 May 1821 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Louis ROUSSEAU Marie-Angélique DUBE

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Born: 5 August 1748 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Louis ROUSSEAU

Mother: Marie-Angélique DUBE

Paternal grandparents: Jean ROUSSEAU , Marie DESTROISMAISONS

Maternal grandparents: Laurent DUBE , Geneviève BOUCHER

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Augustin married Marie-Josephte LESAGE 14 August 1780 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte LESAGE was born abt. 1762 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 22 July 1850 in St-Eusèbe-de-Standfold, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Nicolas LESAGE and Therese LAMOTHE.

Augustin ROUSSEAU died 26 May 1821 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephte LESAGE
Marriage date: 14 August 1780
Marriage place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte LESAGE was the child of Nicolas LESAGE and Therese LAMOTHE

Children of Augustin ROUSSEAU and Marie-Josephte LESAGE

Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU

Born: 12 November 1786, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois DESSEIN dit ST PIERRE 13 February 1809 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Joseph ROUSSEAU

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DROLET 7 August 1827 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1748
5 August 1748
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Augustin ROUSSEAU and Marie-Josephte LESAGE 14 August 1780, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU was born 12 November 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Augustin was 38 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)

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU married 13 February 1809, Yamachiche, Lower Canada to Francois DESSEIN dit ST PIERRE

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