Louis CANUEL

(b. 17 April 1744 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1804 , Rimouski, Lower Canada )

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Louis CANUEL was born 17 April 1744 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Louis CANUEL was the child of Jean-Louis CANUEL and Marie-Anne CORRIVEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne CORRIVEAU and Jeanne RABOUIN

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

Louis married Françoise PROULX abt. 1767 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise PROULX was born 15 May 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 19 November 1814 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Françoise was the child of Pierre PROULX and Marie GAGNÉ.

Louis CANUEL died 12 June 1804 in Rimouski, 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 CANUEL married

Françoise PROULX-- Date: abt. 1767 Place:
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Françoise PROULX was the child of Pierre PROULX and Marie GAGNÉ

Children of Louis CANUEL and Françoise PROULX:

Geneviève CANUEL (b.January 1773, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 April 1824, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LANGIS (DELANGY) 16 April 1792 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie-Anastasie CANUEL (b.abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 March 1824, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Germain ST-LAURENT 28 January 1806 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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1744 Birth
17 April 1744
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Birth of Child
Geneviève CANUEL was born January 1773, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Louis was 28 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Geneviève CANUEL married 16 April 1792 , Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Louis LANGIS (DELANGY)

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)