Louis-Sylvain DUPUIS

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21 October 1721 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

27 May 1799 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Age: 78

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Jean DUPUIS Anne Marguerite RICHARD

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Born: 21 October 1721 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Jean DUPUIS

Mother: Anne Marguerite RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: Martin DUPUIS , Marie LANDRY

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre RICHARD , Elizabeth Isabelle PETITPAS

Louis-Sylvain was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
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Louis-Sylvain married Françoise LEBLANC 17 July 1747 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Françoise LEBLANC was born 27 July 1727 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Françoise died 25 November 1802 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Françoise was the child of Pierre LEBLANC and Françoise LANDRY.

Louis-Sylvain DUPUIS died 27 May 1799 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Louis-Sylvain DUPUIS married

Françoise LEBLANC
Marriage date: 17 July 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Françoise LEBLANC was the child of Pierre LEBLANC and Françoise LANDRY

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ACCORDING TO STEPHEN WHITE, VOL. 1, P. 605 (D) (LOUIS)-SYLVAIN DUPUIS (JEAN DUPUIS & MARGUERITE RICHARD) WAS BORN - BAPTISED (REGISTERS GRAND PRE) 28 OCT 1721 (GODPARENTS: ANTOINE LANDRY & MADELEINE DUPUIS), LOCATED ON THE 1763 CENSUS OF MASSACHUCETTS M: ABOUT 1745 TO FRANCOISE LE BLANC (PIERRE & FRANCOISE LANDRY) (PLACE UNKNOWN), DIED and BURIED: L'ACADIE (REGISTER ENTRY) 27-28 MAY 1799 AT AGE 78.

Children of Louis-Sylvain DUPUIS and Françoise LEBLANC

Joseph DUPUIS

Born: abt. 1747, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 15 March 1827, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Augustin DUPUIS

Born: abt. 1751, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1835, Saint-Régis, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DUBEAU 12 September 1774 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie DUPUIS

Born: abt. 1761,
Died: ,

Married: Pierre BOUDREAU 27 February 1786 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre DUPUIS

Born: abt. 1762,
Died: 18 December 1823, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve LANOUE 21 February 1814 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Anastasie DUPUIS

Born: 6 October 1773, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 June 1816, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Jacques LANOUE 6 October 1794 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1721
21 October 1721
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1721
Name: Silvain Dupuis
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date: 28 Oct 1721
Baptism/ Christening Place: SAINT CHARLES,GRAND PRE,KINGS,NOVA SCOTIA
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1721
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Father's Name: Jean Dupuis
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Mother's Name: Marguerite Richard
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51007-1
Syst Origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
Source Film Number: 484099
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Collection: Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896

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1747 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Sylvain DUPUIS and Françoise LEBLANC 17 July 1747, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

He was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Anastasie DUPUIS was born 6 October 1773, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis-Sylvain was 51 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Augustin DUPUIS married 12 September 1774, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marguerite DUBEAU

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 of Child
Marie DUPUIS married 27 February 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Pierre BOUDREAU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Anastasie DUPUIS married 6 October 1794, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Joseph-Jacques LANOUE