Laurent ROUSSEAU

Born

21 October 1764 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 December 1826 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Jacques ROUSSEAU Marie-Veronique BUSSIERE

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Born: 21 October 1764 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jacques ROUSSEAU

Mother: Marie-Veronique BUSSIERE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine ROUSSEAU , Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean BUSSIERE , Françoise DUPIL (DUPILLE)

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Laurent married Marie SIMARD 26 April 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie SIMARD was born 24 October 1769 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie died 12 July 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie was the child of François SIMARD and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY.

Laurent ROUSSEAU died 12 December 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Laurent ROUSSEAU married

Marie SIMARD
Marriage date: 26 April 1790
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie SIMARD was the child of François SIMARD and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

Children of Laurent ROUSSEAU and Marie SIMARD

Joseph ROUSSEAU

Born: 8 June 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 21 March 1871, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Josette SIMARD 17 January 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olive ROUSSEAU

Born: 23 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 12 June 1872, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Eloi BOILY 22 November 1825 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1764
21 October 1764
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Laurent ROUSSEAU and Marie SIMARD 26 April 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Joseph ROUSSEAU was born 8 June 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Laurent was 30 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Olive ROUSSEAU was born 23 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Laurent was 37 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROUSSEAU married 17 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Josette SIMARD

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Olive ROUSSEAU married 22 November 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Eloi BOILY