Eustache-Laurent MARTIN

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17 October 1752 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

10 August 1824 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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René-Toussaint MARTIN Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

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Born: 17 October 1752 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: René-Toussaint MARTIN

Mother: Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MARTIN , Perrine RIGAUD

Maternal grandparents: Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER , Catherine JOUSSET

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Eustache-Laurent married Geneviève POISSANT dite LASALINE 11 April 1774 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève POISSANT dite LASALINE was born 25 June 1752 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Geneviève was the child of Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE and Angélique GIROUX.

Eustache-Laurent MARTIN died 10 August 1824 in La Prairie, 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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Eustache-Laurent MARTIN married

Geneviève POISSANT dite LASALINE
Marriage date: 11 April 1774
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève POISSANT dite LASALINE was the child of Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE and Angélique GIROUX

Children of Eustache-Laurent MARTIN and Geneviève POISSANT dite LASALINE

Catherine MARTIN

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Isaac ROBERT 29 October 1804 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Monique MARTIN

Born: 4 April 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph GREGOIRE 17 February 1806 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1752
17 October 1752
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Eustache-Laurent MARTIN and Geneviève POISSANT dite LASALINE 11 April 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 21 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)

1787 Birth of Child
Monique MARTIN was born 4 April 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Eustache-Laurent was 34 years old.

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
Catherine MARTIN married 29 October 1804, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Isaac ROBERT

1806 Marriage of Child
Monique MARTIN married 17 February 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph GREGOIRE

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