Augustin ROUSSEAU

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abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

18 May 1795 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU Catherine ROULEAU

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Born: abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Mother: Catherine ROULEAU

Paternal grandparents: Thomas ROUSSEAU , Madeleine OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume ROULEAU , Catherine DUFRESNE

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Augustin married Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE) 17 January 1746 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE) was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died 28 July 1780 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis ISABEL (ISABELLE) and Marie-Barbe PROULX.

Augustin ROUSSEAU died 18 May 1795 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE)
Marriage date: 17 January 1746
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE) was the child of Louis ISABEL (ISABELLE) and Marie-Barbe PROULX

Children of Augustin ROUSSEAU and Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE)

Joseph ROUSSEAU

Born: 17 January 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1817, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine POULIOT 1 June 1778 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Gabriel ROUSSEAU

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 May 1848, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Marguerite-Angelique THIBAULT 31 January 1786 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
Augustin ROUSSEAU and Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE) 17 January 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph ROUSSEAU was born 17 January 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROUSSEAU married 1 June 1778, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Madeleine POULIOT

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE) died 28 July 1780, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Gabriel ROUSSEAU married 31 January 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marguerite-Angelique THIBAULT

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

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

Death — 1795
18 May 1795
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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