Louis CHARBONNEAU

(b. 28 August 1751 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 4 July 1813 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Louis CHARBONNEAU was born 28 August 1751 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Louis CHARBONNEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU and Elisabeth BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean CHARBONNEAU and Anne HEBERT (maternal) Paul BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Anne BRODEUR

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

Louis married Charlotte HAYET dite MALO 3 April 1780 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte HAYET dite MALO was born 21 October 1762 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte died 12 July 1843 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Charlotte was the child of Modeste HAYET dit MALO and Charlotte PETIT.

Louis CHARBONNEAU died 4 July 1813 in Varennes, 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 CHARBONNEAU married

Charlotte HAYET dite MALO-- Date: 3 April 1780 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte HAYET dite MALO was the child of Modeste HAYET dit MALO and Charlotte PETIT

Children of Louis CHARBONNEAU and Charlotte HAYET dite MALO:

Charlotte CHARBONNEAU (b.27 May 1782, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 January 1827, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Louis MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS 11 July 1802 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1751 Birth
28 August 1751
Varennes, 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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHARBONNEAU and Charlotte HAYET dite MALO 3 April 1780, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 28 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Charlotte CHARBONNEAU was born 27 May 1782, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 30 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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Charlotte CHARBONNEAU married 11 July 1802, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS