Louis PAQUIN

(b. 6 June 1747 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1812 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Louis PAQUIN was born 6 June 1747 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Louis PAQUIN was the child of Louis-Joseph PAQUIN and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PAQUIN and Marie-Anne PERRAULT (maternal) Charles-Julien LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Marie RIVARD dite LORANGER

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

Louis married Genevieve LESIEGE 23 November 1772 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve LESIEGE was born 10 August 1752 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Genevieve died 9 September 1814 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Genevieve was the child of Joseph LESIEGE and Genevieve PLANTE.

Louis PAQUIN died 11 February 1812 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .

m. Lesiege Genevieve

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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 PAQUIN married

Genevieve LESIEGE-- Date: 23 November 1772 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve LESIEGE was the child of Joseph LESIEGE and Genevieve PLANTE

Children of Louis PAQUIN and Genevieve LESIEGE:

Joseph PAQUIN (b.24 September 1778, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 November 1826, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite PICHE 1795
m. Rose COMTOIS dite GILBERT 30 June 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1747 Birth
6 June 1747
Yamachiche, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Louis PAQUIN and Genevieve LESIEGE 23 November 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 25 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Joseph PAQUIN was born 24 September 1778, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 31 years old.

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

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

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