Louise ROUSSEAU

(b. 20 March 1682 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1759 , Montmagny, Canada, New France )

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Louise ROUSSEAU was born 20 March 1682 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louise ROUSSEAU was the child of Thomas ROUSSEAU and Madeleine OLIVIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louise married Jean-Baptiste PROULX 14 June 1701 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was born 16 October 1677 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Jean-Baptiste died 20 April 1756 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean PROULX and Jacquette FOURNIER.

Louise ROUSSEAU died 1 October 1759 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .
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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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Family and Children of Louise ROUSSEAU

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Louise ROUSSEAU married

Jean-Baptiste PROULX-- Date: 14 June 1701 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was the child of Jean PROULX and Jacquette FOURNIER

Children:

Jean-Baptiste Proulx 1704-1751
Joseph Proulx 1708-
Geneviève Proulx †1799
Madeleine Proulx
Véronique Proulx 1716-1790

Children of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Louise ROUSSEAU:

Jean-Baptiste PROULX (b.24 May 1704, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 3 April 1751, Montmagny, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Claire-Francoise JOLY 11 November 1727 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph PROULX (b.28 April 1708, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1775, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Marthe GAGNE 6 November 1730 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Geneviève PROULX (b.abt. 1710, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 December 1799, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND 13 January 1738 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Veronique PROULX (b.16 August 1716, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1790, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE 13 January 1738 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Madeleine PROULX (b.abt. 1720, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques BEAUDOIN 23 October 1741 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1682 Birth
20 March 1682
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Marriage / Partner
Louise ROUSSEAU and Jean-Baptiste PROULX 14 June 1701, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 19 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was born 24 May 1704, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louise was 22 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Joseph PROULX was born 28 April 1708, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louise was 26 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique PROULX was born 16 August 1716, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louise was 34 years old.

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

1727 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX married 11 November 1727, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Claire-Francoise JOLY

1730 Marriage of Child
Joseph PROULX married 6 November 1730, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Marthe GAGNE

1738 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PROULX married 13 January 1738, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND

1738 Marriage of Child
Marie-Veronique PROULX married 13 January 1738, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine PROULX married 23 October 1741 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jacques BEAUDOIN

1751 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX died 3 April 1751, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louise was 69 years old.

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste PROULX died 20 April 1756, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1759 Death
1 October 1759
Montmagny, Canada, New France

She died at the age of 77.

Added: 1/28/2015 2:48:56 PM - Updated: 8/21/2019 3:42:30 PM