René ROUSSEAU

Born

10 July 1724 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

1 August 1807 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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René ROUSSEAU Marie-Ursule FRECHETTE

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Born: 10 July 1724 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: René ROUSSEAU

Mother: Marie-Ursule FRECHETTE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques ROUSSEAU , Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Maternal grandparents: François FRECHETTE , Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

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René married Marie-Françoise DUPONT 6 July 1750 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise DUPONT was born 28 May 1731 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise died 13 June 1814 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-François DUPONT and Marie-Louise BERGERON.

René ROUSSEAU died 1 August 1807 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Françoise DUPONT
Marriage date: 6 July 1750
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise DUPONT was the child of Jean-François DUPONT and Marie-Louise BERGERON

Children of René ROUSSEAU and Marie-Françoise DUPONT

Pierre ROUSSEAU

Born: 20 February 1753, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1820, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe MARTINEAU 18 January 1780 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Born: 30 September 1759, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Rose-Louise DEMERS 16 October 1780 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1724
10 July 1724
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
René ROUSSEAU and Marie-Françoise DUPONT 6 July 1750, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre ROUSSEAU was born 20 February 1753, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

René was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was born 30 September 1759, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

René was 35 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.

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.