Alexis LETOURNEAU

(b. 11 December 1709 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1785 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Alexis LETOURNEAU was born 11 December 1709 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Alexis LETOURNEAU was the child of Jacques LETOURNEAU and Angélique GUYON and the grandchild of: (paternal) David LETOURNEAU (ESTOURNEAU) and Jeanne BARIL (maternal) Joseph GUYON and Geneviève CLOUTIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Alexis married Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT) 13 July 1738 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT) was born 14 May 1715 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Genevieve died 1 April 1788 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Jean-François NAU (NAULT) and Geneviève PAQUIN.

Alexis LETOURNEAU died 18 December 1785 in Deschambault, 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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Alexis LETOURNEAU married

Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT)-- Date: 13 July 1738 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT) was the child of Jean-François NAU (NAULT) and Geneviève PAQUIN

Children of Alexis LETOURNEAU and Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT):

Angélique LETOURNEAU (b.20 September 1752, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste NAU (NAULT) 4 February 1788 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1709 Birth
11 December 1709
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Alexis LETOURNEAU and Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT) 13 July 1738, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 28 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Angélique LETOURNEAU was born 20 September 1752, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Alexis was 42 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.

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.