Louis-Joseph RIEL

Born

26 August 1734 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

7 April 1785 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE)

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Born: 26 August 1734 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

Mother: Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE)

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE , Louise COUTU (COTTU)

Maternal grandparents: Leon DEGAME (DEGANNE) , Marie-Jeanne BEGNIER (BESNIER)

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Louis-Joseph married Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE 4 October 1773 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE was born 2 July 1751 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Rosalie died 28 September 1831 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Rosalie was the child of Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne BOUCHARD.

Louis-Joseph RIEL died 7 April 1785 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE
Marriage date: 4 October 1773
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE was the child of Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

Children of Louis-Joseph RIEL and Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE

Marguerite RIEL

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 December 1865, Berthierville, Canada East

Married: Pierre BIDAGUIN 13 January 1800 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1734
26 August 1734
Saint-Sulpice, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph RIEL and Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE 4 October 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 39 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.