Louis DUFAULT

(b. 14 September 1721 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1783 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis DUFAULT was born 14 September 1721 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Louis DUFAULT was the child of François DUFAULT and Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON and Françoise SIMEON (maternal) Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) and Madeleine RACLOS

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

Louis married Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES 30 April 1741 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 10 February 1722 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Françoise-Elisabeth died 21 February 1799 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Françoise-Elisabeth was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Catherine DESROCHES.

Louis DUFAULT died 11 December 1783 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Brien Francoise-Elisabeth

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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 DUFAULT married

Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES-- Date: 30 April 1741 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Catherine DESROCHES

Children of Louis DUFAULT and Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES:

Louis-Francois DUFAULT (b.13 February 1742, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1826, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Helene FOREST 14 September 1767 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Amable DUFAULT (b.20 August 1743, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 30 July 1764 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1721 Birth
14 September 1721
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Louis DUFAULT and Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES 30 April 1741, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 19 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louis-Francois DUFAULT was born 13 February 1742, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Amable DUFAULT was born 20 August 1743, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 21 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Amable DUFAULT married 30 July 1764, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

1767 Marriage of Child
Louis-Francois DUFAULT married 14 September 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Helene FOREST

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.