Louis-Jacques ROUSSEAU

Born

28 January 1723 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

28 December 1797 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Michel ROUSSEAU Marie-Madeleine COCHU

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Born: 28 January 1723 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Michel ROUSSEAU

Mother: Marie-Madeleine COCHU

Paternal grandparents: Jacques ROUSSEAU , Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques COCHU , Marie MORIN

Louis-Jacques had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Louis-Jacques married Françoise MARION dite FONTAINE 14 October 1745 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Françoise MARION dite FONTAINE was born 18 January 1731 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Françoise died 11 April 1763 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Françoise was the child of François MARION and Marie-Charlotte BOUCHER.

Louis-Jacques ROUSSEAU died 28 December 1797 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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Françoise MARION dite FONTAINE
Marriage date: 14 October 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Françoise MARION dite FONTAINE was the child of François MARION and Marie-Charlotte BOUCHER

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Birth — 1723
28 January 1723
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Jacques ROUSSEAU and Françoise MARION dite FONTAINE 14 October 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise MARION dite FONTAINE died 11 April 1763, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Revolutionary War
ROUSSAU,Louis Jacques. St-Nico1as—de-Levy. Commissioned Capt. of militia by Benedict Arnold, 27 March 1776 (BTW).
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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.