Louis JONCAS

(b. 29 May 1738 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1805 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Louis JONCAS was born 29 May 1738 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Louis JONCAS was the child of Joseph JONCAS and Elisabeth BERNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JONCAS and Louise NOLIN (maternal) Charles BERNIER and Marie Anne LEMIEUX

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

Louis married Louise COUILLARD 10 November 1760 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise COUILLARD was born 12 July 1738 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louise died 21 November 1806 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louise was the child of Charles COUILLARD and Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD dite DESPRES.

Louis JONCAS died 5 January 1805 in Montmagny, 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 JONCAS married

Louise COUILLARD-- Date: 10 November 1760 Place: Montmagny, Canada
Louise COUILLARD was the child of Charles COUILLARD and Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD dite DESPRES

Children of Louis JONCAS and Louise COUILLARD:

Marie-Josephe JONCAS (b.22 April 1770, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1807, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Alexandre DESSAINT 21 January 1788 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1738 Birth
29 May 1738
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Louis JONCAS and Louise COUILLARD 10 November 1760, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 22 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe JONCAS was born 22 April 1770, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louis was 31 years old.

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)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe JONCAS married 21 January 1788, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Alexandre DESSAINT

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)