Louis PARENT

Born

26 July 1737 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1835 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Henri PARENT Marie-Anne BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT

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Born: 26 July 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Henri PARENT

Mother: Marie-Anne BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT

Paternal grandparents: Michel PARENT , Jeanne CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis BONNEDEAU dit CHATELLERAULT , Marie-Anne GAGNON

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

Louis married Thérèse FORCIER 8 June 1762 in Yamaska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Thérèse FORCIER was born 12 June 1738 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Thérèse died 5 December 1831 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Thérèse was the child of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE.

Louis PARENT died abt. 1835 in Yamaska, 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 PARENT married

Thérèse FORCIER
Marriage date: 8 June 1762
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Thérèse FORCIER was the child of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

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Louis Parent, son of Joseph and ? Bounadeau

Therese Forcier, widow of Modeste Carry

Children of Louis PARENT and Thérèse FORCIER

Marie-Thérèse PARENT

Born: 22 September 1763, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 December 1827, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine BEAUBIEN TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX 11 February 1782 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Geneviève PARENT

Born: 24 December 1764, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 April 1797, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste SALVAS 13 October 1788 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louis PARENT

Born: 29 September 1767, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 July 1854, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE 25 June 1787 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph PARENT

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1737
26 July 1737
Québec, Canada, New France

Louis PARENT - 1737 Baptism Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada

1737 Baptism Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Louis PARENT and Thérèse FORCIER 8 June 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 24 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse PARENT was born 22 September 1763, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louis was 26 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Geneviève PARENT was born 24 December 1764, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louis was 27 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Louis PARENT was born 29 September 1767, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louis was 30 years old.

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse PARENT married 11 February 1782, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Antoine BEAUBIEN TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Louis PARENT married 25 June 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE

1788 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PARENT married 13 October 1788, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste SALVAS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)