Charles TRUDEAU

Born

2 August 1738 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

18 June 1814 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Charles TRUDEAU Marie-Anne LUSSIER

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Born: 2 August 1738 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Charles TRUDEAU

Mother: Marie-Anne LUSSIER

Paternal grandparents: Charles TRUDEAU , Marie-Madeleine LOISEL (LOISELLE)

Maternal grandparents: Christophe LUSSIER , Catherine-Marie GAUTHIER

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

Charles married Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS 31 August 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was born 4 December 1745 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Françoise died 28 February 1815 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC.

Charles TRUDEAU died 18 June 1814 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Charles TRUDEAU

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Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 31 August 1761
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

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Children of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS

Michel TRUDEAU

Born: 6 April 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 August 1834, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BRODEUR 7 February 1791 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francoise TRUDEAU

Born: 24 July 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 March 1847, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

Married: Ambroise LEMONDE 7 November 1785 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Desanges TRUDEAU

Born: 4 July 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 November 1826, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BISSONNETTE 5 August 1799 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise TRUDEAU

Born: 22 December 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 October 1853, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 11 February 1793 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Toussaint TRUDEAU

Born: 28 October 1774, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1812, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine LAJEUNESSE 2 February 1801 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Catherine TRUDEAU

Born: 10 September 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 April 1861, Saint-Jude, Canada East

Married: Louis GUERTIN 31 July 1797 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois TRUDEAU

Born: 20 June 1780, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 December 1845, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Victoire MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 13 July 1808 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Married: Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 9 November 1812 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Elisabeth TRUDEAU

Born: 22 September 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 July 1864, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste MARTIN 30 January 1804 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Geneviève TRUDEAU

Born: 5 May 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: André MARTIN 12 October 1807 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite TRUDEAU

Born: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph CHAGNON 15 February 1808 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1738
2 August 1738
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS 31 August 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 23 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Michel TRUDEAU was born 6 April 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles was 25 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Francoise TRUDEAU was born 24 July 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Desanges TRUDEAU was born 4 July 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 31 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TRUDEAU was born 22 December 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Toussaint TRUDEAU was born 28 October 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles was 36 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Catherine TRUDEAU was born 10 September 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles was 40 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Francois TRUDEAU was born 20 June 1780, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Elisabeth TRUDEAU was born 22 September 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles was 46 years old.

1785 Marriage of Child
Francoise TRUDEAU married 7 November 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Ambroise LEMONDE

1787 Birth of Child
Geneviève TRUDEAU was born 5 May 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles was 48 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Michel TRUDEAU married 7 February 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise BRODEUR

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TRUDEAU married 11 February 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

1797 Marriage of Child
Catherine TRUDEAU married 31 July 1797, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis GUERTIN

1799 Marriage of Child
Desanges TRUDEAU married 5 August 1799, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph BISSONNETTE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Toussaint TRUDEAU married 2 February 1801, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Marie-Catherine LAJEUNESSE

1804 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth TRUDEAU married 30 January 1804, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

1807 Marriage of Child
Geneviève TRUDEAU married 12 October 1807, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to André MARTIN

1808 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TRUDEAU married 15 February 1808, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph CHAGNON

1808 Marriage of Child
Francois TRUDEAU married 13 July 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Victoire MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

1812 Death of Child
Toussaint TRUDEAU died 28 February 1812, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Charles was 73 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Francois TRUDEAU married 9 November 1812, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Death — 1814
18 June 1814
Verchères, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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