Louis GUERTIN

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5 October 1753 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

29 October 1821 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Gabriel GUERTIN Geneviève GUYON

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Born: 5 October 1753 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel GUERTIN

Mother: Geneviève GUYON

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel GUERTIN , Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GUYON , Marie-Jeanne GUILLET

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Louis married Marie-Agnes PETIT 17 January 1785 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agnes PETIT was born 13 July 1763 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Agnes died 18 December 1841 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Agnes was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS.

Louis GUERTIN died 29 October 1821 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Agnes PETIT
Marriage date: 17 January 1785
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Agnes PETIT was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

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Louis GUERTIN

Born: 26 November 1785, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josette-Charlotte BEAUDRY 2 February 1836 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1753
5 October 1753
Verchères, Canada, New France

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.

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)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Louis GUERTIN and Marie-Agnes PETIT 17 January 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 31 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Louis GUERTIN was born 26 November 1785, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 32 years old.

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

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

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England