Louis DUPUIS

Born

4 November 1742 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

28 November 1800 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Louis DUPUIS Marguerite ROY

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Born: 4 November 1742 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Louis DUPUIS

Mother: Marguerite ROY

Paternal grandparents: René DUPUIS , Angelique-Marie MARIER dite STE-MARIE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY , Marie-Angélique FAYE dite LAFAYETTE (LAFAILLE)

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Louis married Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ 28 January 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ was born 20 June 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite died 13 March 1834 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . Marie-Marguerite was the child of Marc GAGNÉ and Catherine BARAULT.

Louis DUPUIS died 28 November 1800 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.

m. Gagne Marguerite

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Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 28 January 1771
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ was the child of Marc GAGNÉ and Catherine BARAULT

Children of Louis DUPUIS and Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ

Catherine DUPUIS

Born: 4 February 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François GUERIN 9 February 1801 Place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Rene DUPUIS

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 November 1854, Châteauguay, Canada East

Married: Marie-Louise GUERIN 17 February 1817 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Hyacinthe DUPUIS

Born: 12 December 1786, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François LERIGER dit LAPLANTE 14 April 1806 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1742
4 November 1742
La Prairie, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Louis DUPUIS and Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ 28 January 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Catherine DUPUIS was born 4 February 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Hyacinthe DUPUIS was born 12 December 1786, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 44 years old.

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

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