Louis VIENS

(b. 24 September 1751 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1825 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Louis VIENS was born 24 September 1751 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Louis VIENS was the child of Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS and Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JEAN dit VIENS and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) (maternal) Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE and Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS

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

Louis married Madeleine LATOUR 28 January 1782 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LATOUR was born 15 September 1767 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 23 September 1833 in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Quebec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Jacques LATOUR and Marie-Madeleine LACOSTE.

Louis VIENS died 31 July 1825 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Louis VIENS married

Madeleine LATOUR-- Date: 28 January 1782 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine LATOUR was the child of Jacques LATOUR and Marie-Madeleine LACOSTE

Children of Louis VIENS and Madeleine LATOUR:

Joseph VIENS (b.22 July 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 19 May 1874, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada )
m. Desanges DROGUE dite LAJOIE 27 January 1823 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1751 Birth
24 September 1751
Chambly, Canada, New France

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Louis VIENS and Madeleine LATOUR 28 January 1782, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Joseph VIENS was born 22 July 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 48 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Joseph VIENS married 27 January 1823, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Desanges DROGUE dite LAJOIE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)