Etienne LEDOUX

(b. 2 January 1712 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 20 November 1790 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne LEDOUX was born 2 January 1712 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Etienne LEDOUX was the child of Gabriel-Louis LEDOUX and Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Nicole VALIQUET (maternal) Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Marthe RICHAUME

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

Etienne married Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT 3 August 1744 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT was born 22 September 1726 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Josephte died 12 August 1764 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Etienne LEDOUX died 20 November 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Etienne LEDOUX married

Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT-- Date: 3 August 1744 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT was the child of Louis BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Children of Etienne LEDOUX and Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT:

Etienne-François LEDOUX (b.27 June 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe HUDON dite BEAULIEU 10 October 1769 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis LEDOUX (b.11 April 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 20 June 1823, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jeanne ROY 16 September 1771 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1712 Birth
2 January 1712
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Etienne LEDOUX and Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT 3 August 1744, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 32 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Etienne-François LEDOUX was born 27 June 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 33 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Louis LEDOUX was born 11 April 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 35 years old.

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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT died 12 August 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1769 Marriage of Child
Etienne-François LEDOUX married 10 October 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1771 Marriage of Child
Louis LEDOUX married 16 September 1771, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jeanne ROY

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.