Louis GAUVREAU

(b. 16 July 1749 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1805 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Louis GAUVREAU was born 16 July 1749 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis GAUVREAU was the child of Claude GAUVREAU and Madeleine FLUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS (maternal) Louis FLUET and Marguerite-Agnès CHEVALIER

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

Louis married Elisabeth CHANDONNET 10 June 1771 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth CHANDONNET was born 5 February 1746 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Elisabeth died 20 October 1815 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Elisabeth was the child of André CHANDONNET and Charlotte FRECHETTE.

Louis GAUVREAU died 7 August 1805 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Louis GAUVREAU was a Tanneur.
A tanneur, or tanner, prepared the skins of animals with tan or tannin (tree bark powder), in order to produce leather by hand. A tannery was where the tanner worked. Tanning was considered a noxious or 'odoriferous trade' and relegated to the outskirts of town and near a river or stream, usually amongst the poor. In other words, tanneries smelled horrible.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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 GAUVREAU married

Elisabeth CHANDONNET-- Date: 10 June 1771 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth CHANDONNET was the child of André CHANDONNET and Charlotte FRECHETTE

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1749 Birth
16 July 1749
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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAUVREAU and Elisabeth CHANDONNET 10 June 1771, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 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.