Louis AUTHOT

(b. 8 November 1759 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1828 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Louis AUTHOT was born 8 November 1759 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Louis AUTHOT was the child of Louis AUTHOT (HOTOT) and Marie-Elisabeth CARON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph CARON and Elisabeth LEMIEUX

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

Louis married Claire CARON 6 November 1781 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Claire CARON was born 26 January 1764 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Claire died 27 March 1816 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Claire was the child of Bonaventure CARON and Marie-Claire LANGELIER.

Louis AUTHOT died 17 August 1828 in Yamaska, 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 AUTHOT married

Claire CARON-- Date: 6 November 1781 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Claire CARON was the child of Bonaventure CARON and Marie-Claire LANGELIER

Children of Louis AUTHOT and Claire CARON:

Marie-Claire AUDET (AUTHOT) (b.29 February 1784, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 June 1842, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Jean-François THERIAULT dit TARDIF 15 October 1804 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste AUTHOT (b.12 October 1789, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1858, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne BERGERON 6 February 1815 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1759 Birth
8 November 1759
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Louis AUTHOT and Claire CARON 6 November 1781, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 22 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire AUDET (AUTHOT) was born 29 February 1784, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 24 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste AUTHOT was born 12 October 1789, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 29 years old.

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire AUDET (AUTHOT) married 15 October 1804, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-François THERIAULT dit TARDIF

1815 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste AUTHOT married 6 February 1815, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Anne BERGERON