Louis DUFAULT

(b. 21 August 1716 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1783 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis DUFAULT was born 21 August 1716 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Louis DUFAULT was the child of Louis DUFAULT and Madeleine DANIAU (DANIA) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON and Françoise SIMEON (maternal) Jean DANIAU (DANIA) and Marguerite VAILLANT

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

Louis married Marie-Louise-Angelique LUSSIER 12 January 1739 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise-Angelique LUSSIER was born 28 April 1718 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Louise-Angelique was the child of Pierre LUSSIER and Marguerite VIAU.

Louis DUFAULT died 27 November 1783 in Beloeil, 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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Family and Children of Louis DUFAULT

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Louis DUFAULT married

Marie-Louise-Angelique LUSSIER-- Date: 12 January 1739 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise-Angelique LUSSIER was the child of Pierre LUSSIER and Marguerite VIAU

Children of Louis DUFAULT and Marie-Louise-Angelique LUSSIER:

Marie-Josephte DUFAULT (b.1 October 1742, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 1 June 1801, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste VIENS 17 April 1769 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Therese DUFAULT (b.5 March 1745, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Daniel GELINEAU 7 January 1762 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1716 Birth
21 August 1716
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Louis DUFAULT and Marie-Louise-Angelique LUSSIER 12 January 1739, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DUFAULT was born 1 October 1742, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis was 26 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese DUFAULT was born 5 March 1745, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis was 28 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese DUFAULT married 7 January 1762, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Joseph-Daniel GELINEAU

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DUFAULT married 17 April 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Jean-Baptiste VIENS

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.