Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Born

10 November 1703 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

20 September 1780 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre LEREAU (L'HERAULT)Marguerite BADEAU (BADAULT)

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Born: 10 November 1703 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Mother: Marguerite BADEAU (BADAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) , Suzanne JAROUSSEL

Maternal grandparents: Jean BADEAU (BADAULT) , Marguerite CHALIFOUR

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Simon married Marie-Louise GAUTHIER 26 October 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada . Marie-Louise GAUTHIER was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Louise died 3 September 1780 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT.

Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) died 20 September 1780 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) married

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 26 October 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT

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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 — 1703
10 November 1703
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER 26 October 1762, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 59 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.

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.