Louis LEDUC

(b. 10 March 1730 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 June 1806 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Louis LEDUC was born 10 March 1730 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Louis LEDUC was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine LEDUC and Jeanne FAUCHEUX (maternal) Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

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Louis married Marie-Josephe GRIGNON 12 February 1759 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe GRIGNON was born 1 March 1735 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON and Marie-Anne-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR.

Louis LEDUC died 1 June 1806 in Verchères, Lower Canada .

alternate birth 22 October 1717, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade

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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 LEDUC married

Marie-Josephe GRIGNON-- Date: 12 February 1759 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe GRIGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON and Marie-Anne-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR

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1703 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Louis Leduc
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 10 Mar 1730
baptism/ christening place: St Francois Xavier, Vercheres, Quebec
birth date: 10 Mar 1730
birthplace: Saint-François-Xavier-de-Verchères, Verchères, Verchères, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Pierre Charle Leduc
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Marie Madeleine Veil
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C00596-6
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1288560
reference number: P 49 I 470 Bap 2

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Louis LEDUC and Marie-Josephe GRIGNON 12 February 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 28 years old.

1759 marriage (part 1)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1759 marriage (part 2)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

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.