Louis MARTIN

Born

30 September 1739 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

21 June 1817 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 30 September 1739 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis MARTIN

Father

Pierre-Antoine MARTIN

Mother

Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE

Grandparents of Louis MARTIN

Paternal grandparents

Antoine MARTIN Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Angelique JETTE 5 March 1764 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique JETTE was born 14 June 1737 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Angelique died 5 May 1784 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Angelique was the child of Paul-Amable JETTE and Angelique BARABÉ.

Louis MARTIN died 21 June 1817 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Therese Robillard
22 September 1788
St-Denis-sur-Richelieu

m. Angelique Jette
5 March 1764
St-Denis-sur-Richelieu

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis MARTIN

Louis MARTIN married

Angelique JETTE
Marriage date: 5 March 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique JETTE was the child of Paul-Amable JETTE and Angelique BARABÉ

Children of Louis MARTIN and Angelique JETTE

Marie-Louise MARTIN

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE 23 November 1789 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1739
30 September 1739
Contrecœur, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Louis MARTIN and Angelique JETTE 5 March 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique JETTE died 5 May 1784, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MARTIN married 23 November 1789, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE

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)

Death — 1817
21 June 1817
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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