Claude HOUDE

(b. 19 October 1723 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1799 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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Claude HOUDE was born 19 October 1723 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Claude HOUDE was the child of Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY) (maternal) Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS

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

Claude married Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER 9 February 1750 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER was born 20 April 1726 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Marguerite died 12 July 1793 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Augustin TROTTIER and Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE.

Claude married (2) Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 19 August 1794 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 13 July 1735 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Josephte died 27 September 1802 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Josephte was the child of Pierre-Joseph DESROCHERS and Anne-Madeleine ROULEAU.

Claude HOUDE died 18 February 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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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
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Claude HOUDE married

Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER-- Date: 9 February 1750 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France

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Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER was the child of Augustin TROTTIER and Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE

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Children of Claude HOUDE and Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER:

Augustin-Claire HOUDE (b.28 January 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1813, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève-Thérèse MARTEL dite LAMONTAGNE 10 August 1772 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph-Claude HOUDE (b.27 September 1752, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph HOUDE (b.25 June 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite HOUDE (b.1 April 1757, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Antoine-Claire HOUDE (b.14 December 1758, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Joseph-Josette-Marguerite COURVILLE dite SENNEVILLE 14 January 1782 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis-Andre HOUDE (b.9 April 1761, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada d. 20 March 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Angélique-Claire HOUDE (b.27 June 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 September 1819, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Charles CHARPENTIER dit LAGIROFLÉE 8 January 1781 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Jean-Baptiste-Pascal DIONNE 18 May 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Elisabeth HOUDE (b.30 August 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 August 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Josephte HOUDE (b.24 August 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 August 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Alexis-Clair HOUDE (b.1 August 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 July 1847, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )
m. Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 4 August 1789 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude HOUDE married

Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRE-- Date: 19 August 1794 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Pierre-Joseph DESROCHERS and Anne-Madeleine ROULEAU

Children of Claude HOUDE and Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:

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1723 Birth
19 October 1723
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1723
Baptised 2 JAN 1724 in Baie Du Febvre, Yamaska, Quebec.
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Claude HOUDE - 1724 Baptism. St-Antoine-de-Padoue, La Baie Du Febvre, Yamaska, Quebec.

1724 Baptism. St-Antoine-de-Padoue, La Baie Du Febvre, Yamaska, Quebec.

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1750 Marriage / Partner
Claude HOUDE and Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER 9 February 1750, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 26 years old.

Claude HOUDE - 1750 Marriage. St-Francois-X, Batiscan, Champlain, PQ.

1750 Marriage. St-Francois-X, Batiscan, Champlain, PQ.

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1751 Birth of Child
Augustin-Claire HOUDE was born 28 January 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Claude HOUDE was born 27 September 1752, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 28 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph HOUDE was born 25 June 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marguerite HOUDE was born 1 April 1757, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 33 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Antoine-Claire HOUDE was born 14 December 1758, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Louis-Andre HOUDE was born 9 April 1761, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 37 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-Angélique-Claire HOUDE was born 27 June 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 39 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth HOUDE was born 30 August 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 41 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte HOUDE was born 24 August 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 43 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Alexis-Clair HOUDE was born 1 August 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 45 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Louis-Andre HOUDE died 20 March 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 46 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Augustin-Claire HOUDE married 10 August 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Geneviève-Thérèse MARTEL dite LAMONTAGNE

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.

1776 Death of Child
Marguerite HOUDE died 16 October 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 53 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique-Claire HOUDE married 8 January 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Charles CHARPENTIER dit LAGIROFLÉE

1782 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Claire HOUDE married 14 January 1782, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Joseph-Josette-Marguerite COURVILLE dite SENNEVILLE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Alexis-Clair HOUDE married 4 August 1789, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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

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

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER died 12 July 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Claude HOUDE and Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 19 August 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 70 years old.