Amable LEDOUX

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13 August 1739 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1828 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Pierre LEDOUX Madeleine CHARRON

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Born: 13 August 1739 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LEDOUX

Mother: Madeleine CHARRON

Paternal grandparents: Louis LEDOUX , Marie-Nicole VALIQUET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CHARRON , Madeleine ROBIN

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Amable married Louise GRIGNON 12 June 1768 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise GRIGNON was born 12 August 1744 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON and Marie-Anne-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR.

Amable LEDOUX died 9 March 1828 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.

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Amable LEDOUX married

Louise GRIGNON
Marriage date: 12 June 1768
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise GRIGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON and Marie-Anne-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR

Children of Amable LEDOUX and Louise GRIGNON

Marie-Josephe LEDOUX

Born: 25 March 1769, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 January 1848, Saint-Dominique, Canada East

Married: François LÉCUYER 13 October 1794 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Julie LEDOUX

Born: 28 October 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 October 1855, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: François LOISEAU (LOZEAU) 26 November 1804 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1739
13 August 1739
Verchères, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Amable LEDOUX and Louise GRIGNON 12 June 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 28 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LEDOUX was born 25 March 1769, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Amable was 29 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Julie LEDOUX was born 28 October 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Amable was 45 years old.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LEDOUX married 13 October 1794, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François LÉCUYER

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Julie LEDOUX married 26 November 1804, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François LOISEAU (LOZEAU)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)