Leonard CONTANT

(b. 24 January 1729 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1808 , Lachenaie, Lower Canada )

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Leonard CONTANT was born 24 January 1729 in Laval, Canada, New France

Leonard CONTANT was the child of Étienne CONTANT and Marie-Françoise BAZINET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne CONTANT and Anne LAÎNÉ (LAÎSNÉ) (maternal) Antoine BAZINET dit TOURBLANCHE and Françoise JANOT

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

Leonard married Elisabeth HUBOULT (HUBOUT) dite TOURVILLE 11 May 1750 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth HUBOULT (HUBOUT) dite TOURVILLE was born 30 January 1732 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Elisabeth died 3 June 1797 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Elisabeth was the child of Ignace-Augustin HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) and Elisabeth FORGET.

Leonard CONTANT died 22 May 1808 in Lachenaie, 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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Leonard CONTANT married

Elisabeth HUBOULT (HUBOUT) dite TOURVILLE-- Date: 11 May 1750 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Elisabeth HUBOULT (HUBOUT) dite TOURVILLE was the child of Ignace-Augustin HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) and Elisabeth FORGET

Children of Leonard CONTANT and Elisabeth HUBOULT (HUBOUT) dite TOURVILLE:

Marie-Josephte CONTANT (b.14 August 1759, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1829, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Laurent BLEAU 26 January 1778 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Etienne CONTANT (b.4 February 1751, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Archange BOUSQUET 20 April 1784 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Marie CONTANT (b.2 July 1752, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1808, Lachenaie, Lower Canada )

Charlotte CONTANT (b.abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Francois-Xavier ARCHAMBAULT 19 October 1772 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste CONTANT (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1729 Birth
24 January 1729
Laval, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Leonard CONTANT and Elisabeth HUBOULT (HUBOUT) dite TOURVILLE 11 May 1750, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 21 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Etienne CONTANT was born 4 February 1751, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Leonard was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie CONTANT was born 2 July 1752, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Leonard was 23 years old.

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

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte CONTANT was born 14 August 1759, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Leonard was 30 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 Marriage of Child
Charlotte CONTANT married 19 October 1772, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Francois-Xavier ARCHAMBAULT

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte CONTANT married 26 January 1778, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Francois-Laurent BLEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Etienne CONTANT married 20 April 1784, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Archange BOUSQUET

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

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