Louis LEBEAU

(b. 5 November 1740 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 26 December 1809 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Louis LEBEAU was born 5 November 1740 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Louis LEBEAU was the child of Louis LEBEAU and Marie-Angélique BESSETTE (BESSET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin LEBEAU and Marie LESIEUR (maternal) François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Claude DUBOIS

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

Louis married Marie-Anne NEVEU 25 July 1763 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne NEVEU was born 10 November 1742 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis NEVEU (NEPVEU) and Marie-Anne BOURDET.

Louis LEBEAU died 26 December 1809 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Louis LEBEAU married

Marie-Anne NEVEU-- Date: 25 July 1763 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne NEVEU was the child of Louis NEVEU (NEPVEU) and Marie-Anne BOURDET

Children of Louis LEBEAU and Marie-Anne NEVEU:

Louis LEBEAU (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Reine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE 18 January 1788 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1740 Birth
5 November 1740
Chambly, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Louis LEBEAU and Marie-Anne NEVEU 25 July 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 22 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)

1788 Marriage of Child
Louis LEBEAU married 18 January 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Reine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

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)