Jean-Louis RAYMOND

(b. 24 February 1736 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1802 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Louis RAYMOND was born 24 February 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean-Louis RAYMOND was the child of Louis BERTRAND TOULOUSE RAYMOND and Madeleine LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND TOULOUSE RAYMOND and Marie-Louise DRUSSON (maternal) Jean LAROCHE and Marie-Madeleine LEREAU

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Jean-Louis married Catherine DUMONT dite LAVIOLETTE 27 September 1762 in La Prairie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine DUMONT dite LAVIOLETTE was born 12 December 1741 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine died 13 June 1810 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine was the child of François DUMONT dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Catherine PERRIER dite OLIVIER.

Jean-Louis RAYMOND died 8 January 1802 in La Prairie, 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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Jean-Louis RAYMOND married

Catherine DUMONT dite LAVIOLETTE-- Date: 27 September 1762 Place: La Prairie, Canada
Catherine DUMONT dite LAVIOLETTE was the child of François DUMONT dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Catherine PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Children of Jean-Louis RAYMOND and Catherine DUMONT dite LAVIOLETTE:

Catherine RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE (b.30 September 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 June 1823, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Gabriel-François GIBEAU 17 October 1796 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1736 Birth
24 February 1736
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Louis RAYMOND and Catherine DUMONT dite LAVIOLETTE 27 September 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Catherine RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE was born 30 September 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 33 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)

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Catherine RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE married 17 October 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Gabriel-François GIBEAU

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