François LEROUX

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abt. 1713 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

7 December 1802 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET

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Born: abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON

Mother: Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET

Paternal grandparents: Hubert LEROUX , Anne Marie PHANSEQUE (VANZEGUE)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CHAUSSE , Marie-Madeleine SEL (DECELLES)

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François married Veronique TROTTIER 20 April 1744 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique TROTTIER was born 5 March 1725 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Veronique died 3 October 1791 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Veronique was the child of Pierre TROTTIER dit DUVERNAY and Catherine ROY.

François LEROUX died 7 December 1802 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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François LEROUX married

Veronique TROTTIER
Marriage date: 20 April 1744
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Veronique TROTTIER was the child of Pierre TROTTIER dit DUVERNAY and Catherine ROY

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Francois LEROUX

Born: 3/20/1748, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Died: 5/22/1811, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine VIAU 12 February 1770 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
François LEROUX and Veronique TROTTIER 20 April 1744, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1748 Birth of Child
Francois LEROUX was born 3/20/1748, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Francois LEROUX married 12 February 1770, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Madeleine VIAU

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.