flag male ancestor  Louis  LÉRIGER

  (b. 23 September 1765 La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 20 January 1848 Saint-Constant, Canada East )  

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Louis LÉRIGER was born 23 September 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis LÉRIGER was the child of Pierre-Louis LÉRIGER   and   Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE and Louise HUBERT dite LACROIX (maternal)  François-Xavier BAREAU and Marguerite SÉNÉCAL

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Louis  married  Marie-Josephe CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) 6 November 1786 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe CHAILLÉ (CHAYER)  was born 5 October 1763 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marie-Josephe died 18 March 1827 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) and Marie-Reine GUAY (CASTONGUAY).

Louis LÉRIGER died 20 January 1848 in Saint-Constant, Canada East.
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Did You Know? 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 LÉRIGER married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe CHAILLÉ (CHAYER)-- Date: 6 November 1786 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) was the child of Joseph CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) and Marie-Reine GUAY (CASTONGUAY)




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birth1765 Birth
23 September 1765
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
marriage1786 Marriage / Partner
Louis LÉRIGER and Marie-Josephe CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) 6 November 1786, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 21 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Catherine LÉRIGER married 28 September 1818, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Ignace BOURDEAU
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) died 18 March 1827, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1848 Death
20 January 1848
Saint-Constant, Canada East

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 6/26/2025 3:08:59 PM - Updated: 6/26/2025 3:14:37 PM

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