Louis LEROUX

(b. 1 June 1707 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1786 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis LEROUX was born 1 June 1707 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis LEROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON and Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Hubert LEROUX and Anne Marie PHANSEQUE (VANZEGUE) (maternal) Pierre CHAUSSE and Marie-Madeleine SEL (DECELLES)

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

Louis married Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE 5 July 1734 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE was born 3 April 1709 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Madeleine died 18 August 1737 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Catherine BEAUDRY.

Louis married (2) Marie-Anne PRIEUR 17 February 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne PRIEUR was born 7 June 1722 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Anne died 12 February 1761 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire).

Louis LEROUX died 14 July 1786 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, 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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Louis LEROUX married

Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE-- Date: 5 July 1734 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE was the child of Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Catherine BEAUDRY

Children of Louis LEROUX and Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE:

Charlotte LEROUX dite ROUSSON (b.8 August 1737, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1793, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES 7 May 1759 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis LEROUX married

Marie-Anne PRIEUR-- Date: 17 February 1738 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Children of Louis LEROUX and Marie-Anne PRIEUR:

Marie-Anne LEROUX (b.abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 March 1801, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques LARIVIERE 30 January 1764 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Joachine LEROUX (b.21 November 1745, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1786, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine TROTTIER 19 February 1770 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1707 Birth
1 June 1707
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Louis LEROUX and Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE 5 July 1734, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 27 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Charlotte LEROUX dite ROUSSON was born 8 August 1737, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis was 30 years old.

1737 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE died 18 August 1737, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

1738 Marriage / Partner
Louis LEROUX and Marie-Anne PRIEUR 17 February 1738, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 30 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Joachine LEROUX was born 21 November 1745, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis was 38 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LEROUX dite ROUSSON married 7 May 1759, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jacques CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PRIEUR died 12 February 1761, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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 of Child
Marie-Anne LEROUX married 30 January 1764, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Jacques LARIVIERE

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Joachine LEROUX married 19 February 1770, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Antoine TROTTIER

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.