Louis VEZINA

(b. 19 May 1722 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1783 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis VEZINA was born 19 May 1722 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Louis VEZINA was the child of Pierre VEZINA and Elisabeth-Isabelle MATHIEU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François VÉZINA and Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE (maternal) Jean MATHIEU and Louise-Anne LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Louis married Marie-Marguerite GRENIER 11 January 1751 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Marguerite GRENIER was born 7 March 1725 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Marguerite died 11 November 1803 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph GRENIER and Marguerite CHRETIEN.

Louis VEZINA died 22 May 1783 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, 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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Louis VEZINA married

Marie-Marguerite GRENIER-- Date: 11 January 1751 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite GRENIER was the child of Joseph GRENIER and Marguerite CHRETIEN

Children of Louis VEZINA and Marie-Marguerite GRENIER:

Joseph VEZINA (b.27 August 1753, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1833, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte BRISSON 27 February 1786 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Marie VEZINA (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Vincent BELANGER 6 February 1787 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste VEZINA (b.15 November 1768, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 March 1858, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East)
m. Louise LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 5 May 1794 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
19 May 1722
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Louis VEZINA and Marie-Marguerite GRENIER 11 January 1751, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph VEZINA was born 27 August 1753, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Louis was 31 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VEZINA was born 15 November 1768, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Louis was 46 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.