Louis DARVEAU

(b. 16 November 1744 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1834 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada )

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Louis DARVEAU was born 16 November 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Louis DARVEAU was the child of Charles François DARVEAU and Marie-Marguerite LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DARVEAU dit LANGOUMOIS and Marie-Anne CONTANT (maternal) Pierre LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Marie DUMONT

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

Louis married Marguerite BEDARD 30 August 1773 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BEDARD was born abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 13 May 1812 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville). Marguerite was the child of François-Michel BEDARD and Marie-Jeanne SAVARD.

Louis DARVEAU died 25 March 1834 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, 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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Louis DARVEAU married

Marguerite BEDARD-- Date: 30 August 1773 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BEDARD was the child of François-Michel BEDARD and Marie-Jeanne SAVARD

Children of Louis DARVEAU and Marguerite BEDARD:

Madeleine DARVEAU (b.18 July 1779, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Michel-Ignace GAUVIN 22 January 1806 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

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1744 Birth
16 November 1744
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Louis DARVEAU and Marguerite BEDARD 30 August 1773, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 28 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Madeleine DARVEAU was born 18 July 1779, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

Louis was 34 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)

1806 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DARVEAU married 22 January 1806, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville) to Michel-Ignace GAUVIN