Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS

Born

10 June 1755 , Rimouski, Canada, New France

Died

18 February 1837 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

Louis-Gabriel married Geneviève LEPAGE 28 August 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève LEPAGE was born 28 December 1757 in Rimouski, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 8 October 1826 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Antoine LEPAGE dit MOLAIS and Marie-Josephte CÔTÉ .

Parents & Family of Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS

Parents of Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS

Father

Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE

Mother

Marie-Judith DESPRÉS

Grandparents of Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS

Paternal grandparents

Michel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE Marie-Anne-Jeanne MOREAU

Maternal grandparents

Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS

Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS married

Geneviève LEPAGE
Marriage date: 28 August 1775
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LEPAGE was the child of Antoine LEPAGE dit MOLAIS and Marie-Josephte CÔTÉ

Children of Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS and Geneviève LEPAGE

Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE

Born: abt. 1777, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 March 1827, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Procule CHOUINARD 13 February 1804 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1755
10 June 1755
Rimouski, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS and Geneviève LEPAGE 28 August 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 20 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE married 13 February 1804, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Marie-Procule CHOUINARD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève LEPAGE died 8 October 1826, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Child
Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE died 18 March 1827, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Louis-Gabriel was 71 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

Death — 1837
18 February 1837
Rimouski, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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