Louis married Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)
10 January 1773
in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)
was born
22 April 1750
in Port Royal, Acadia .
Marguerite died
10 April 1822
in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Marguerite was the child of Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marguerite MELANSON.
Louis DOUCET died
15 July 1819
in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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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.
1773 Marriage / Partner Louis DOUCET and Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) 10 January 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
He was 23 years old.
1775 Birth of Child Marguerite DOUCET was born 10 September 1775, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Louis was 26 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.
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Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)
Birth — 1749
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.
1773 Marriage / Partner
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)
Death — 1819
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