Louis DURAND

(b. 13 August 1700 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1776 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis DURAND was born 13 August 1700 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis DURAND was the child of Louis DURAND and Elisabeth-Agnes MICHEL dite TAILLON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DURAND dit LAFORTUNE and Catherine Anne ANNENONTAK (ANENONTHA) (maternal) Olivier MICHEL dit TAILLON LETARDIF and Marie-Madeleine COCHON (CAUCHON)

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

Louis married Marie-Anne DEMERS 22 January 1725 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Anne DEMERS was born 2 March 1707 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Anne died 3 March 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne HOUDE.

Louis DURAND died 1 March 1776 in Berthierville, 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 DURAND married

Marie-Anne DEMERS-- Date: 22 January 1725 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne DEMERS was the child of Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne HOUDE

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Children of Louis DURAND and Marie-Anne DEMERS:

Louis DURAND dit CHEVIGNY (b.25 December 1725, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 6 November 1783, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charlotte TRUDEAU 2 June 1751 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François DURAND (b.abt. 1731, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise DURAND (b.3 September 1733, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1777, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph-Michel PERRAULT dit CHATEAUGUAY 9 January 1764 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste DURAND (b.22 July 1735, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine RIVET 14 February 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre DURAND (b.11 June 1738, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1813, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Louise JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE 26 November 1760 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
m. Marie-Geneviève ROBERT 31 January 1763 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Anne DURAND (b. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Joseph DURAND (b.31 July 1741, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Angélique ROY dite POITEVIN 15 April 1765 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph-Ambroise DURAND (b.4 October 1743, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Françoise CHARRON dite DUCHARME 7 January 1766 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Françoise DURAND (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Michel DURAND (b.abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Amable DURAND (b.abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Françoise DURAND (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

François DURAND (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1700 Birth
13 August 1700
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Marriage / Partner
Louis DURAND and Marie-Anne DEMERS 22 January 1725, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 24 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Louis DURAND dit CHEVIGNY was born 25 December 1725, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Louis was 25 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DURAND was born 3 September 1733, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 33 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DURAND was born 22 July 1735, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 34 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Pierre DURAND was born 11 June 1738, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 37 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph DURAND was born 31 July 1741, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 40 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph-Ambroise DURAND was born 4 October 1743, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis was 43 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Louis DURAND dit CHEVIGNY married 2 June 1751, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Charlotte TRUDEAU

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Pierre DURAND married 26 November 1760, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Marie-Louise JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE

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 Marriage of Child
Pierre DURAND married 31 January 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Geneviève ROBERT

1763 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DURAND married 14 February 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Madeleine RIVET

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DURAND married 9 January 1764, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Joseph-Michel PERRAULT dit CHATEAUGUAY

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph DURAND married 15 April 1765, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Angélique ROY dite POITEVIN

1766 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Ambroise DURAND married 7 January 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Françoise CHARRON dite DUCHARME

1770 Death of Child
Joseph-Ambroise DURAND died 5 September 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis was 70 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.