Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Born

21 August 1718 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1799 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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René LETARTRE (LETARTE)Marie-Anne GARNEAU

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Born: 21 August 1718 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: René LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Mother: Marie-Anne GARNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) , Marie MAHEU

Maternal grandparents: Francois GARNEAU , Louise CARREAU

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

Charles married Louise DUPONT 7 April 1742 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise DUPONT was born 18 November 1720 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Louise was the child of Jean-François DUPONT and Marie-Louise BERGERON.

Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) died 24 March 1799 in Verchères, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Spouse & Children of Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) married

Louise DUPONT
Marriage date: 7 April 1742
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Louise DUPONT was the child of Jean-François DUPONT and Marie-Louise BERGERON

Children of Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Louise DUPONT

Charles-Joseph LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Born: 18 March 1743, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise PLOUFFE 17 September 1770 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Born: 26 February 1752, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Michel BISSONNETTE 7 November 1768 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Born: 6 July 1756, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 27 July 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 11 February 1782 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1718
21 August 1718
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Louise DUPONT 7 April 1742, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Charles-Joseph LETARTRE (LETARTE) was born 18 March 1743, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Charles was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE) was born 26 February 1752, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Charles was 33 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Antoine LETARTRE (LETARTE) was born 6 July 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE) married 7 November 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Michel BISSONNETTE

1770 Marriage of Child
Charles-Joseph LETARTRE (LETARTE) married 17 September 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise PLOUFFE

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Antoine LETARTRE (LETARTE) married 11 February 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Ursule VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

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)