Louise COURCHESNE

Born

18 April 1765 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 May 1848 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

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Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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Born: 18 April 1765 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Mother: Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE , Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Maternal grandparents: Louis CHEVREFILS , Marie-Anne MESSIER

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Louise married Joseph PROULX 14 November 1786 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph PROULX was born 24 February 1756 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph died 9 April 1831 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph was the child of Gabriel PROULX and Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY.

Louise COURCHESNE died 2 May 1848 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .

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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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Spouse & Children of Louise COURCHESNE

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Louise COURCHESNE married

Joseph PROULX
Marriage date: 14 November 1786
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PROULX was the child of Gabriel PROULX and Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Children of Joseph PROULX and Louise COURCHESNE

Antoine PROULX

Born: 4 June 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 27 September 1862, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Married: Louise HAMEL 10 February 1834 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1765
18 April 1765
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Louise COURCHESNE and Joseph PROULX 14 November 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 21 years old.

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)

1802 Birth of Child
Antoine PROULX was born 4 June 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louise was 37 years old.

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph PROULX died 9 April 1831, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1834 Marriage of Child
Antoine PROULX married 10 February 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Louise HAMEL

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1848
2 May 1848
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
She died at the age of 83.

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