Louis MARTEL

(b. 14 April 1762 , Les Éboulements, Canada d. 15 January 1838 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Louis MARTEL was born 14 April 1762 in Les Éboulements, Canada

Louis MARTEL was the child of Jean MARTEL and Rosalie GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Anne SIMARD (maternal) Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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

Louis married Marie-Marguerite NADEAU 19 June 1787 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Marguerite NADEAU was born 12 October 1769 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Marguerite died 9 September 1812 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Josephe BALAN dite LACOMBE.

Louis MARTEL died 15 January 1838 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 MARTEL married

Marie-Marguerite NADEAU-- Date: 19 June 1787 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Marguerite NADEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Josephe BALAN dite LACOMBE

Children of Louis MARTEL and Marie-Marguerite NADEAU:

Felicite MARTEL (b.30 April 1789, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 April 1818, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Theodore TREMBLAY 27 August 1811 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean MARTEL (b.5 December 1797, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie BOIVIN 10 November 1829 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Rose MARTEL (b.30 August 1812, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Julien TREMBLAY 1 February 1831 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1762 Birth
14 April 1762
Les Éboulements, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Louis MARTEL and Marie-Marguerite NADEAU 19 June 1787, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Felicite MARTEL was born 30 April 1789, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 27 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Birth of Child
Jean MARTEL was born 5 December 1797, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 35 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Marriage of Child
Felicite MARTEL married 27 August 1811, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Theodore TREMBLAY

1812 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose MARTEL was born 30 August 1812, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 50 years old.

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite NADEAU died 9 September 1812, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Death of Child
Felicite MARTEL died 18 April 1818, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 56 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Jean MARTEL married 10 November 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie BOIVIN

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose MARTEL married 1 February 1831, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Julien TREMBLAY

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Death
15 January 1838
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 75.

Added: 12/23/2023 2:30:04 AM - Updated: 4/17/2024 10:20:23 AM