François LEDOUX

(b. 8 May 1722 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1782 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François LEDOUX was born 8 May 1722 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

François LEDOUX was the child of Gabriel-Louis LEDOUX and Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Nicole VALIQUET (maternal) Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Marthe RICHAUME

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François married Marie-Antoinette MAHEU 14 September 1749 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Antoinette MAHEU was born 23 November 1721 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Antoinette died 20 November 1795 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Antoinette was the child of Pierre MAHEU and Marie-Louise GIROUX.

François LEDOUX died 28 September 1782 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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François LEDOUX married

Marie-Antoinette MAHEU-- Date: 14 September 1749 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marie-Antoinette MAHEU was the child of Pierre MAHEU and Marie-Louise GIROUX

Children of François LEDOUX and Marie-Antoinette MAHEU:

Joseph LEDOUX (b.abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 August 1817, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte BOUVIER 30 January 1775 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève LEDOUX (b.15 July 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1826, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. François JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 1 November 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
8 May 1722
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
François LEDOUX and Marie-Antoinette MAHEU 14 September 1749, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève LEDOUX was born 15 July 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 35 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEDOUX married 30 January 1775, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte BOUVIER

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 of Child
Marie-Geneviève LEDOUX married 1 November 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François JARRET dit BEAUREGARD