Louis ROUSSEAU

Born

26 August 1700 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

29 April 1787 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean ROUSSEAU Marie DESTROISMAISONS

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Born: 26 August 1700 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Jean ROUSSEAU

Mother: Marie DESTROISMAISONS

Maternal grandparents: Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS , Martine CROSNIER

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Louis married Marie-Anne HURET (LURET) dite ROCHEFORT 9 November 1723 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne HURET (LURET) dite ROCHEFORT was born 27 May 1702 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Anne was the child of Bernard LURET dit ROCHEFORT and Marie FISET.

Louis married (2) Marie-Angélique DUBE 9 November 1733 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Angélique DUBE was born 28 October 1706 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Angélique died 4 October 1764 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Laurent DUBE and Geneviève BOUCHER.

Louis ROUSSEAU died 29 April 1787 in Montmagny, 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 ROUSSEAU married

Marie-Anne HURET (LURET) dite ROCHEFORT
Marriage date: 9 November 1723
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Anne HURET (LURET) dite ROCHEFORT was the child of Bernard LURET dit ROCHEFORT and Marie FISET

Children of Louis ROUSSEAU and Marie-Anne HURET (LURET) dite ROCHEFORT

Francois ROUSSEAU

Born: abt. 1728, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 October 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Married: Rose GUILLET 11 January 1751 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louis ROUSSEAU married

Marie-Angélique DUBE
Marriage date: 9 November 1733
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Angélique DUBE was the child of Laurent DUBE and Geneviève BOUCHER

Children of Louis ROUSSEAU and Marie-Angélique DUBE

Marie-Louise ROUSSEAU

Born: abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 February 1795, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LAMARRE 10 January 1763 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Charlotte ROUSSEAU

Born: 3 June 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 1 June 1806, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Claude CHAMBERLAND 8 April 1771 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Augustin ROUSSEAU

Born: 5 August 1748, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1821, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LESAGE 14 August 1780 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph-Marie ROUSSEAU

Born: 8 December 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Francoise BLAIS 13 October 1773 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1700
26 August 1700
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROUSSEAU and Marie-Anne HURET (LURET) dite ROCHEFORT 9 November 1723, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 23 years old.

1733 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROUSSEAU and Marie-Angélique DUBE 9 November 1733, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 33 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Charlotte ROUSSEAU was born 3 June 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louis was 39 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Augustin ROUSSEAU was born 5 August 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louis was 47 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie ROUSSEAU was born 8 December 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louis was 50 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Francois ROUSSEAU married 11 January 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Rose GUILLET

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

1757 Death of Child
Francois ROUSSEAU died 15 October 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louis was 57 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ROUSSEAU married 10 January 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Joseph LAMARRE

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique DUBE died 4 October 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1771 Marriage of Child
Charlotte ROUSSEAU married 8 April 1771, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Claude CHAMBERLAND

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie ROUSSEAU married 13 October 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Francoise BLAIS

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Augustin ROUSSEAU married 14 August 1780, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marie-Josephte LESAGE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1787
29 April 1787
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 86.

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