Louis CHARLAND

(b. 31 December 1733 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1812 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada )

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Louis CHARLAND was born 31 December 1733 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louis CHARLAND was the child of Pierre CHARLAND and Marie-Angélique CHANTAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHARLAND and Jeanne GUILLEMET (maternal) Pierre CHANTAL dit LAFLEUR and Angélique MARTIN

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Louis married Geneviève COUTURE 22 September 1761 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève COUTURE was born 17 October 1731 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 11 October 1807 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Joseph COUTURE and Geneviève LECLERC.

Louis CHARLAND died 12 December 1812 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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 CHARLAND married

Geneviève COUTURE-- Date: 22 September 1761 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Geneviève COUTURE was the child of Joseph COUTURE and Geneviève LECLERC

Children of Louis CHARLAND and Geneviève COUTURE:

Marguerite CHARLAND (b.abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Benoit KARCH 27 August 1783 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Geneviève CHARLAND (b.19 February 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 September 1848, Bonsecours, Canada East )
m. Joseph GUYON (DION) 11 May 1789 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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1733 Birth
31 December 1733
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHARLAND and Geneviève COUTURE 22 September 1761, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 27 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.

1772 Birth of Child
Geneviève CHARLAND was born 19 February 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis was 38 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.