Charles-Louis BARRE

(b. 11 January 1757 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 29 September 1839 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Charles-Louis BARRE was born 11 January 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Charles-Louis BARRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BARRE and Marie-Agathe LAROCQUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Jean BARRE and Marie-Josephe BESSETTE (BESSET) (maternal) Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN

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

Charles-Louis married Marie-Louise MONTY 24 April 1780 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MONTY was born 23 September 1762 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Louise died 28 March 1813 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Louise was the child of Gaspard MONTY and Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS.

Charles-Louis BARRE died 29 September 1839 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Charles-Louis BARRE married

Marie-Louise MONTY-- Date: 24 April 1780 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise MONTY was the child of Gaspard MONTY and Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

Children of Charles-Louis BARRE and Marie-Louise MONTY:

Charlotte BARRE (b.8 August 1789, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 September 1868, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine BENOIT 11 August 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1757 Birth
11 January 1757
Chambly, 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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Louis BARRE and Marie-Louise MONTY 24 April 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Charlotte BARRE was born 8 August 1789, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Charles-Louis was 32 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)

1806 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BARRE married 11 August 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Antoine BENOIT