Louis DESFORGES

(b. 3 October 1758 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1843 , Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East )

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Louis DESFORGES was born 3 October 1758 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis DESFORGES was the child of Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Anne CARDINAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite VERDON (maternal) Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU

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Louis married Amable MARTIN dite ST-JEAN 5 February 1821 in St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada . Amable MARTIN dite ST-JEAN was born 24 October 1769 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Amable died 5 April 1844 in St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Bas-Canada, Canada. Amable was the child of François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX.

Louis DESFORGES died 25 February 1843 in Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East .

m. Martin Amable
m. Rancourt Marguerite

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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 MARTIN dite ST-JEAN-- Date: 5 February 1821 Place: St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
Amable MARTIN dite ST-JEAN was the child of François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX

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1758 Birth
3 October 1758
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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)

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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Louis DESFORGES and Amable MARTIN dite ST-JEAN 5 February 1821, St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

He was 62 years old.

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada