flag male ancestor  Louis-Joseph  LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

  (b. 5 March 1737 Batiscan, Canada, New France   d. 17 April 1813 Batiscan, Lower Canada )  

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Louis-Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was born 5 March 1737 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was the child of Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT)   and   Catherine VIEL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Sixte LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Reine DEBLOIS (maternal)  Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

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Louis-Joseph  married  Françoise-Brigitte RIVARD 26 October 1761 in St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise-Brigitte RIVARD  was born 18 February 1742 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier).  Françoise-Brigitte was the child of Pierre RIVARD and Marie-Jeanne DUBOIS.

Louis-Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT) died 17 April 1813 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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-Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT) married flag female ancestor Françoise-Brigitte RIVARD-- Date: 26 October 1761 Place: St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada
Françoise-Brigitte RIVARD was the child of Pierre RIVARD and Marie-Jeanne DUBOIS




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birth1737 Birth
5 March 1737
Batiscan, Canada, New France
marriage1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Françoise-Brigitte RIVARD 26 October 1761, St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada

He was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1766 Birth of Child
Pierre L'HEUREUX was born 25 July 1766, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Louis-Joseph was 29 years old.
1768 Birth of Child
Brigitte L'HEUREUX was born 7 November 1768, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Louis-Joseph was 31 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1786 Marriage of Child
Brigitte L'HEUREUX married 16 January 1786, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Joseph-Louis GUILLET dit CINQMARS
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Pierre L'HEUREUX married 6 February 1797, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Angelique GERVAIS
death1813 Death
17 April 1813
Batiscan, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 76.
Added: 6/5/2017 1:10:58 PM - Updated: 9/3/2025 11:50:23 AM

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