Louis-Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

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5 March 1737 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

17 April 1813 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT)Catherine VIEL

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Born: 5 March 1737 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Mother: Catherine VIEL

Paternal grandparents: Sixte LEREAU (L'HERAULT) , Reine DEBLOIS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS , 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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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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Françoise-Brigitte RIVARD
Marriage date: 26 October 1761
Marriage place: St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada
Françoise-Brigitte RIVARD was the child of Pierre RIVARD and Marie-Jeanne DUBOIS

Children of Louis-Joseph LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Françoise-Brigitte RIVARD

Pierre L'HEUREUX

Born: 25 July 1766, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 April 1813, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique GERVAIS 6 February 1797 Place: Batiscan, Lower Canada

Brigitte L'HEUREUX

Born: 7 November 1768, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 September 1848, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Louis GUILLET dit CINQMARS 16 January 1786 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
5 March 1737
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1761 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.

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.

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.

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.