Louis CHEVALIER

Born

23 December 1736 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

15 February 1814 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Louis married Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 23 April 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 18 October 1753 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 3 June 1812 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER .

Parents & Family of Louis CHEVALIER

Parents of Louis CHEVALIER

Father

Jean-Alexis CHEVALIER

Mother

Geneviève GODBOUT

Grandparents of Louis CHEVALIER

Paternal grandparents

Guillaume CHEVALIER Jeanne GAUTHIER

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas GODBOUT Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis CHEVALIER

Louis CHEVALIER married

Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
Marriage date: 23 April 1770
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER

Children of Louis CHEVALIER and Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Louis CHEVALIER

Born: 29 January 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 December 1826, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Marie-Geneviève CHEVALIER

Born: 2 September 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 March 1842, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Marguerite CHEVALIER

Born: 4 November 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite CHEVALIER

Born: 3 July 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER

Born: 5 April 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 March 1828, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Catherine CHEVALIER

Born: 4 May 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 26 June 1850, St Paul, Minnesota Territory

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1736
23 December 1736
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHEVALIER and Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 23 April 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 33 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Louis CHEVALIER was born 29 January 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 35 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève CHEVALIER was born 2 September 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 37 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHEVALIER was born 4 November 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 39 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHEVALIER was born 3 July 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 41 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER was born 5 April 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 44 years old.

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)

1794 Birth of Child
Catherine CHEVALIER was born 4 May 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 57 years old.

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

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE died 3 June 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Death — 1814
15 February 1814
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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