Louis BÉCHARD

Born

25 November 1691 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

8 October 1756 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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Louis-Rene-Beriade BÉCHARD Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT

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Born: 25 November 1691 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Rene-Beriade BÉCHARD

Mother: Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT

Maternal grandparents: Robert VAILLANCOURT , Marie-Françoise-Madeleine GOBEIL

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

Louis married Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE 17 January 1718 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE was born 31 January 1698 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Catherine-Francoise died 9 April 1785 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Catherine-Francoise was the child of Pierre GUENETTE dit GANET and Elisabeth PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE.

Louis BÉCHARD died 8 October 1756 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France .
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Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE
Marriage date: 17 January 1718
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE was the child of Pierre GUENETTE dit GANET and Elisabeth PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Children of Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD

Born: 13 January 1719, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Jacques GUAY 14 October 1742 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louise BÉCHARD

Born: 11 May 1721, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1788, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste AUTIN 27 November 1758 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne BÉCHARD

Born: 3 October 1723, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques TAILLON 10 September 1742 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis BÉCHARD

Born: 23 September 1725, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Françoise EMOND 23 October 1747 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Angélique BÉCHARD

Born: 27 May 1733, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1810, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Charles ANCELIN (ASSELIN) 14 August 1755 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Pierre CHOUINARD 28 October 1799 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Thérèse BÉCHARD

Born: 19 March 1735, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie LAVOIE 8 January 1753 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: François HUDON 12 August 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE 25 June 1787 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Elisabeth BECHARD

Born: 18 October 1738, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1821, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Basile LAVOIE 17 January 1757 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1691
25 November 1691
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE 17 January 1718 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 26 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD was born 13 January 1719, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 27 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Louise BÉCHARD was born 11 May 1721, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 29 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BÉCHARD was born 3 October 1723, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 31 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Louis BÉCHARD was born 23 September 1725, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 33 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Angélique BÉCHARD was born 27 May 1733, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 41 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Thérèse BÉCHARD was born 19 March 1735, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 43 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BECHARD was born 18 October 1738, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 46 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BÉCHARD married 10 September 1742 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Jacques TAILLON

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD married 14 October 1742, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Jean-Jacques GUAY

1747 Marriage of Child
Louis BÉCHARD married 23 October 1747, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Françoise EMOND

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Thérèse BÉCHARD married 8 January 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph-Marie LAVOIE

1755 Marriage of Child
Angélique BÉCHARD married 14 August 1755, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Charles ANCELIN (ASSELIN)