Louis ASSELIN

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abt. 1731 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

8 October 1794 , L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

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Jean ASSELIN Cecile TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY)

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Born: abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean ASSELIN

Mother: Cecile TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY)

Paternal grandparents: Thomas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) , Geneviève LECLERC

Maternal grandparents: François TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY) , Anne LEFRANCOIS

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Louis married Françoise GUYON (DION) 20 June 1763 in Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise GUYON (DION) was born 23 November 1736 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Françoise died 1 February 1795 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Françoise was the child of Ange GUYON (DION) and Françoise CÔTÉ.

Louis ASSELIN died 8 October 1794 in L'Isle-Verte, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Louis ASSELIN married

Françoise GUYON (DION)
Marriage date: 20 June 1763
Marriage place: Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Françoise GUYON (DION) was the child of Ange GUYON (DION) and Françoise CÔTÉ

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Children of Louis ASSELIN and Françoise GUYON (DION)

Pelagie ASSELIN

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 July 1852, Trois-Pistoles, Canada East

Married: Joseph RIOUX 7 January 1795 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Louis ASSELIN and Françoise GUYON (DION) 20 June 1763, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

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.