René LEDUC

(b. 27 February 1715 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1796 , Québec Province, Canada )

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René LEDUC was born 27 February 1715 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

René LEDUC was the child of Pierre LEDUC and Catherine FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis FORTIN dit LAGRANDEUR and Catherine GODIN

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René married Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER 7 January 1739 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER was born 19 May 1721 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Elisabeth died 20 March 1799 in Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Josephe RHÉAUME.

René LEDUC died 31 January 1796 in Québec Province, 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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René LEDUC married

Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER-- Date: 7 January 1739 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Josephe RHÉAUME

Children of René LEDUC and Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER:

Charles LEDUC (b.9 December 1745, Île-Perrot, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1820, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )
m. Suzanne LECOMPTE 25 July 1768 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Guillaume-Rene LEDUC (b.16 March 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1821, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Archange DAOUST 11 January 1768 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1715 Birth
27 February 1715
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
René LEDUC and Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER 7 January 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Charles LEDUC was born 9 December 1745, Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal)

René was 30 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Guillaume-Rene LEDUC was born 16 March 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

René was 33 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Guillaume-Rene LEDUC married 11 January 1768, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marie-Archange DAOUST

1768 Marriage of Child
Charles LEDUC married 25 July 1768, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Suzanne LECOMPTE

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.