Louis PRUNEAU

(b. 23 April 1726 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1788 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis PRUNEAU was born 23 April 1726 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Louis PRUNEAU was the child of Jean PRUNEAU and Marie-Geneviève BOUTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PRUNEAU and Suzanne EMOND (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BOUTIN and Jeanne AUDEBOUT

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

Louis married Marie-Anne TALBOT 18 November 1748 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne TALBOT was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 28 August 1761 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Barbe FORTIN.

Louis married (2) Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 4 October 1762 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 15 December 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève died 24 April 1816 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève was the child of Jacques DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Geneviève GAGNÉ (GASNIER).

Louis PRUNEAU died 2 December 1788 in Berthier-sur-Mer, 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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Louis PRUNEAU married

Marie-Anne TALBOT-- Date: 18 November 1748 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne TALBOT was the child of Jean TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Barbe FORTIN

Children of Louis PRUNEAU and Marie-Anne TALBOT:

Reine PRUNEAU (b.20 February 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1835, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)
m. Clement GAGNON 7 October 1783 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis PRUNEAU married

Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD-- Date: 4 October 1762 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Jacques DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Geneviève GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

Children of Louis PRUNEAU and Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD:

Charles PRUNEAU (b.10 July 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 March 1823, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite GERBERT dite JALBERT 4 February 1793 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie PRUNEAU (b.24 May 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 November 1839, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Gabriel GOSSELIN 16 August 1786 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1726 Birth
23 April 1726
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Louis PRUNEAU and Marie-Anne TALBOT 18 November 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 22 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Reine PRUNEAU was born 20 February 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis was 30 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne TALBOT died 28 August 1761, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Louis PRUNEAU and Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 4 October 1762, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 36 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Charles PRUNEAU was born 10 July 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis was 37 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie PRUNEAU was born 24 May 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis was 39 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.