Antoine ROUSSEAU

(b. 20 December 1720 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 24 October 1779 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine ROUSSEAU was born 20 December 1720 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Antoine ROUSSEAU was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas ROUSSEAU and Madeleine OLIVIER (maternal) Jacques BOUFFARD and Anne LECLERC

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

Antoine married Cecile NOEL 7 November 1746 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Cecile NOEL was born 20 February 1728 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Cecile died 29 April 1801 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Cecile was the child of Ignace NOEL and Marie-Anne HUARD.

Antoine ROUSSEAU died 24 October 1779 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Antoine ROUSSEAU married

Cecile NOEL-- Date: 7 November 1746 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Cecile NOEL was the child of Ignace NOEL and Marie-Anne HUARD

Children of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Cecile NOEL:

Marie-Louise ROUSSEAU (b.7 April 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1832, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques BELANGER 8 January 1768 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Antoine ROUSSEAU (b.31 July 1750, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1814, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU (b.30 May 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )

Catherine ROUSSEAU (b.10 April 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1825, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Cecile ROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 October 1809, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre TRAHAN 16 November 1778 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Josephte ROUSSEAU (b.13 March 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1720 Birth
20 December 1720
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ROUSSEAU and Cecile NOEL 7 November 1746 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROUSSEAU was born 7 April 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Antoine ROUSSEAU was born 31 July 1750, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was born 30 May 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 31 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Catherine ROUSSEAU was born 10 April 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 34 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Josephte ROUSSEAU was born 13 March 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 46 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ROUSSEAU married 8 January 1768, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jacques BELANGER

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.