Louis NADEAU

(b. 17 December 1736 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1806 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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Louis NADEAU was born 17 December 1736 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Louis NADEAU was the child of Louis-Thomas NADEAU and Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Anne DUMONT (maternal) François ELIE dit BRETON and Françoise BIDET

Louis had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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

Louis married Marie-Josephe BILODEAU 21 October 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe BILODEAU was born 11 December 1746 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Josephe died 30 December 1798 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste BILODEAU and Marie-Josephte BOUCHER.

Louis NADEAU died 11 September 1806 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Louis NADEAU was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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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 NADEAU married

Marie-Josephe BILODEAU-- Date: 21 October 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe BILODEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste BILODEAU and Marie-Josephte BOUCHER

Children of Louis NADEAU and Marie-Josephe BILODEAU:

Josephte NADEAU (b.27 October 1767, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 October 1848, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. François NADEAU 7 October 1800 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Charles NADEAU (b.13 February 1776, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 July 1852, Ste-Claire, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada)
m. Thérèse GODBOUT 1806 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1736 Birth
17 December 1736
Saint-Vallier, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Louis NADEAU and Marie-Josephe BILODEAU 21 October 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 28 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Josephte NADEAU was born 27 October 1767, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis was 30 years old.

Revolutionary War
NADEAU.Louis. Berthier. Fought for the Americans at Michel Blais' house, St-Pierre-du-Sud; member of pro-rebel guard post (BTW).
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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.

1776 Birth of Child
Charles NADEAU was born 13 February 1776, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis was 39 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)