Etienne LECLERC

(b. 2 January 1740 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 19 September 1799 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Etienne LECLERC was born 2 January 1740 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Etienne LECLERC was the child of Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBOUTOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS (maternal) Pierre THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT) and Anne DUSSAULT dite LAFLEUR

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

Etienne married Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER 11 October 1761 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER was born 6 June 1742 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb died 21 June 1813 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU.

Etienne LECLERC died 19 September 1799 in La Pocatière, 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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Etienne LECLERC married

Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER-- Date: 11 October 1761 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU

Children of Etienne LECLERC and Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER:

Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR (b.13 February 1765, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 May 1845, La Pocatière, Canada East )
m. Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE 25 October 1790 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1740 Birth
2 January 1740
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Etienne LECLERC and Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER 11 October 1761, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 21 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 13 February 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Etienne 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR married 25 October 1790, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE

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

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