Louise CARRIER

(b. 24 July 1750 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1825 , Lévy, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada )

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Louise CARRIER was born 24 July 1750 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Louise CARRIER was the child of Joseph CARRIER and Madeleine LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean CARRIER and Jeanne SAMSON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LAROCHE and Marie-Anne AUGER

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Louise married Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU 9 November 1772 in Pointe de Levy, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU was born 23 October 1748 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Simon died 12 May 1828 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Simon was the child of Simon OCTEAU dit ST-DENIS and Marie-Josephte POLIQUIN.

Louise CARRIER died 9 January 1825 in Lévy, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, 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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Louise CARRIER married

Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU-- Date: 9 November 1772 Place: Pointe de Levy, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU was the child of Simon OCTEAU dit ST-DENIS and Marie-Josephte POLIQUIN

Children of Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU and Louise CARRIER:

Francois OCTEAU (b.10 June 1778, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 May 1859, Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 13 February 1810 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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1750 Birth
24 July 1750
Lauzon, Lévis, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Louise CARRIER and Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU 9 November 1772, Pointe de Levy, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

She 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Francois OCTEAU was born 10 June 1778, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Louise was 27 years old.

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)

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Francois OCTEAU married 13 February 1810, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE

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)