Louise BÉCHARD

(b. 11 May 1721 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1788 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louise BÉCHARD was born 11 May 1721 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Louise BÉCHARD was the child of Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Rene-Beriade BÉCHARD and Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT (maternal) Pierre GUENETTE dit GANET and Elisabeth PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

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

Louise married Jean-Baptiste AUTIN 27 November 1758 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste AUTIN was born abt. 1722 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-François AUTIN and Claire-Françoise LEVASSEUR.

Louise BÉCHARD died 2 December 1788 in Kamouraska, 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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Louise BÉCHARD married

Jean-Baptiste AUTIN-- Date: 27 November 1758 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste AUTIN was the child of Jean-François AUTIN and Claire-Françoise LEVASSEUR

Children of Jean-Baptiste AUTIN and Louise BÉCHARD:

Judith AUTIN (b.26 September 1760, Kamouraska, Canada d. 25 February 1851, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East )
m. Germain BELANGER 23 November 1778 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1721 Birth
11 May 1721
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Louise BÉCHARD and Jean-Baptiste AUTIN 27 November 1758, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 37 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Judith AUTIN was born 26 September 1760, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Louise was 39 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.

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.