Louis CAPLET

Born

25 October 1746 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

7 December 1814 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Jean CAPLET Josephe-Rose CARRE dite LAROCHE

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Born: 25 October 1746 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Jean CAPLET

Mother: Josephe-Rose CARRE dite LAROCHE

Maternal grandparents: François CARRE dit LAROCHE , Marie-Anne OLIVIER

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Louis married Josephte LAGUERCE 8 January 1781 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte LAGUERCE was born 23 February 1753 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Josephte died 12 January 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Josephte was the child of Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY and Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND.

Louis CAPLET died 7 December 1814 in Sorel, 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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Louis CAPLET married

Josephte LAGUERCE
Marriage date: 8 January 1781
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte LAGUERCE was the child of Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY and Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND

Children of Louis CAPLET and Josephte LAGUERCE

Louis CAPLET

Born: 25 July 1782, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 March 1849, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie-Appoline-Pauline HUS MILLET 21 October 1817 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph CAPLET

Born: 25 February 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite ALLARD 4 November 1805 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Nicolas CAPLET

Born: 14 August 1787, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 November 1842, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Thérèse RAJOTTE 18 November 1805 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1746
25 October 1746
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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.