Louis LACROIX

(b. 24 October 1714 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1779 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis LACROIX was born 24 October 1714 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Louis LACROIX was the child of Louis LACROIX and Suzanne LABRECQUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-David LACROIX and Marie-Barthélémie MAILLOUX (maternal) Mathurin LABRECQUE and Marie-Marthe LEMIEUX

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

Louis married Marie-Elisabeth BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE 12 January 1739 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE was born 9 March 1711 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth died 23 November 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Francois BACQUET dit LAMONTAGNE and Renee-Isabelle GUENETTE.

Louis married (2) Marie-Geneviève FORTIER 3 August 1750 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . Marie-Geneviève FORTIER was born 21 October 1719 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Geneviève died 12 April 1797 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Guillaume FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine DUMAS.

Louis LACROIX died 28 February 1779 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bacquet Marie-Elisabeth
m. Fortier Marie-Genevieve

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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 LACROIX married

Marie-Elisabeth BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE-- Date: 12 January 1739 Place: La Durantaye, Canada, New France
Marie-Elisabeth BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE was the child of Francois BACQUET dit LAMONTAGNE and Renee-Isabelle GUENETTE

Children of Louis LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE:

Joseph-Louis LACROIX (b.10 July 1740, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1819, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise FORTIER 28 October 1760 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean Louis LACROIX (b.10 May 1746, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1801, Avoyelles, Territory of Orleans)

Louis LACROIX married

Marie-Geneviève FORTIER-- Date: 3 August 1750 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève FORTIER was the child of Guillaume FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine DUMAS

Children of Louis LACROIX and Marie-Geneviève FORTIER:

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1714 Birth
24 October 1714
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Louis LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE 12 January 1739, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis LACROIX was born 10 July 1740, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean Louis LACROIX was born 10 May 1746, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 31 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE died 23 November 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1750 Marriage / Partner
Louis LACROIX and Marie-Geneviève FORTIER 3 August 1750, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 35 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Louis LACROIX married 28 October 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise FORTIER

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.