Louis LECLERC

Born

24 July 1690 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

7 June 1744 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Robert LECLERC Marie JALAIS

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Born: 24 July 1690 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Robert LECLERC

Mother: Marie JALAIS

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

Louis married Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE 21 October 1715 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE was born 21 November 1695 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Élisabeth-Gabrielle died 15 July 1779 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Élisabeth-Gabrielle was the child of Philippe BASTIEN (BASQUIEN) and Marie-Jeanne JOLY.

Louis LECLERC died 7 June 1744 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: Fermier

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Louis LECLERC

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Louis LECLERC married

Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE
Marriage date: 21 October 1715
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE was the child of Philippe BASTIEN (BASQUIEN) and Marie-Jeanne JOLY

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Children of Louis LECLERC and Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE

Marie-Louise LECLERC

Born: 26 March 1717, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 June 1782, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CARDINAL 17 February 1738 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS 27 November 1780 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis LECLERC

Born: 1 March 1721, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1756, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Agnes-Marie BABEU 30 September 1743 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite LECLERC

Born: 6 May 1724, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1784, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BOUCHARD 6 November 1747 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François-Xavier LECLERC

Born: 5 November 1727, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1772, Sault-St-Louis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU) 21 February 1757 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel LECLERC

Born: 15 March 1737, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1804, Oka, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BETOURNE (BETOURNAY) 20 April 1761 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1690
24 July 1690
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1715 Marriage / Partner
Louis LECLERC and Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE 21 October 1715, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 25 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LECLERC was born 26 March 1717, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Louis was 26 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Louis LECLERC was born 1 March 1721, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louis was 30 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LECLERC was born 6 May 1724, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Louis was 33 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
François-Xavier LECLERC was born 5 November 1727, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis was 37 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Michel LECLERC was born 15 March 1737, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 46 years old.

1738 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LECLERC married 17 February 1738 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste CARDINAL

1743 Marriage of Child
Louis LECLERC married 30 September 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Agnes-Marie BABEU