Louis HUS COURNOYER

(b. 30 March 1746 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1808 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Louis HUS COURNOYER was born 30 March 1746 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Louis HUS COURNOYER was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER MILLET and Marie-Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HUS dit COURNOYER and Marie-Jeanne VANET dite PARISIEN (maternal) Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF

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

Louis married Marie-Anne PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX 24 February 1772 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Anne PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 12 April 1751 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 28 January 1835 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Rose HUS PAUL.

Louis HUS COURNOYER died 17 February 1808 in Sorel, 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 HUS COURNOYER married

Marie-Anne PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX-- Date: 24 February 1772 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Rose HUS PAUL

Children of Louis HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX:

Louis HUS COURNOYER (b.2 August 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie HUS COURNOYER (b.31 December 1777, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER (b.18 March 1779, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre HUS COURNOYER (b.21 February 1785, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1853, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Marguerite-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE 23 September 1805 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin HUS COURNOYER (b.23 June 1786, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louise HUS COURNOYER (b.2 November 1790, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 June 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada )

Emmanuel HUS COURNOYER (b.15 June 1792, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Dorothee HUS COURNOYER (b.17 March 1795, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

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1746 Birth
30 March 1746
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Louis HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX 24 February 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Louis HUS COURNOYER was born 2 August 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 29 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie HUS COURNOYER was born 31 December 1777, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 31 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER was born 18 March 1779, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Pierre HUS COURNOYER was born 21 February 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 38 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Augustin HUS COURNOYER was born 23 June 1786, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 40 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Louise HUS COURNOYER was born 2 November 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 44 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Emmanuel HUS COURNOYER was born 15 June 1792, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 46 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Dorothee HUS COURNOYER was born 17 March 1795, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 48 years old.

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Pierre HUS COURNOYER married 23 September 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE