Etienne DUBOIS

(b. 17 January 1742 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 31 May 1787 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne DUBOIS was born 17 January 1742 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Etienne DUBOIS was the child of Etienne DUBOIS and Angélique HUS PAUL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUBOIS dit JOLICOEUR and Marguerite CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Louis-Pierre HUS PAUL and Marie-Angélique NIQUET dite MONTY

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

Etienne married Marguerite CUSSON dite DESORMIERS 4 August 1760 in Terrebonne, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CUSSON dite DESORMIERS was born 18 July 1740 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marguerite died 17 July 1825 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste CUSSON dit DESORMIERS and Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Etienne DUBOIS died 31 May 1787 in Terrebonne, 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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Etienne DUBOIS married

Marguerite CUSSON dite DESORMIERS-- Date: 4 August 1760 Place: Terrebonne, Canada
Marguerite CUSSON dite DESORMIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste CUSSON dit DESORMIERS and Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Children of Etienne DUBOIS and Marguerite CUSSON dite DESORMIERS:

Paul-Etienne DUBOIS (b.6 April 1762, Terrebonne, Canada d. , )
m. Isabelle-Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU 22 January 1787 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

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1742 Birth
17 January 1742
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DUBOIS and Marguerite CUSSON dite DESORMIERS 4 August 1760, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 18 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Paul-Etienne DUBOIS was born 6 April 1762, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne was 20 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.