François LEDOUX

Born

8 May 1722 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

28 September 1782 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Gabriel-Louis LEDOUX Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR

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Born: 8 May 1722 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel-Louis LEDOUX

Mother: Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents: Louis LEDOUX , Marie-Nicole VALIQUET

Maternal grandparents: Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Marthe RICHAUME

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François married Marie-Antoinette MAHEU 14 September 1749 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Antoinette MAHEU was born 23 November 1721 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Antoinette died 20 November 1795 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Antoinette was the child of Pierre MAHEU and Marie-Louise GIROUX.

François LEDOUX died 28 September 1782 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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-Antoinette MAHEU
Marriage date: 14 September 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marie-Antoinette MAHEU was the child of Pierre MAHEU and Marie-Louise GIROUX

Children of François LEDOUX and Marie-Antoinette MAHEU

Joseph LEDOUX

Born: abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 August 1817, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BOUVIER 30 January 1775 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève LEDOUX

Born: 15 July 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1826, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: François JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 1 November 1781 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
8 May 1722
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
François LEDOUX and Marie-Antoinette MAHEU 14 September 1749, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève LEDOUX was born 15 July 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 35 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEDOUX married 30 January 1775, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte BOUVIER

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève LEDOUX married 1 November 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François JARRET dit BEAUREGARD