Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

(b. 14 February 1726 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1801 , Canada )

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Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was born 14 February 1726 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was the child of Pierre LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Marie DUMONT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Marguerite BADEAU (BADAULT) (maternal) Jean DUMONT and Marguerite MORIN

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Louis married Josephte AUCLAIR 3 February 1749 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Josephte AUCLAIR was born 19 March 1730 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Josephte died 24 July 1798 in Canada. Josephte was the child of Louis AUCLAIR and Thérèse-Elisabeth ROY.

Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT) died 11 February 1801 in 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
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Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT) married

Josephte AUCLAIR-- Date: 3 February 1749 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Josephte AUCLAIR was the child of Louis AUCLAIR and Thérèse-Elisabeth ROY

Children of Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Josephte AUCLAIR:

Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) (b.2 February 1755, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 June 1833, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 21 September 1778 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1726 Birth
14 February 1726
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Josephte AUCLAIR 3 February 1749, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 22 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was born 2 February 1755, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Louis was 28 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) married 21 September 1778, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

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)