Louis PARENT

(b. 16 May 1727 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1786 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis PARENT was born 16 May 1727 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Louis PARENT was the child of Pierre PARENT and Marie-Catherine JAMES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel PARENT dit PARISIEN and Marie-Anne BENOIT (maternal) William JAMES and Catherine LIMOUSIN

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Louis married Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 9 November 1750 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was born 7 March 1732 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Amable died 15 December 1805 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Amable was the child of Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Thérèse MASSÉ dite SANCERRE.

Louis PARENT died 18 December 1786 in Saint-Mathias-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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Louis PARENT married

Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES-- Date: 9 November 1750 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was the child of Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Thérèse MASSÉ dite SANCERRE

Children of Louis PARENT and Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES:

Marie-Amable PARENT (b.13 August 1756, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1833, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Boniface SAVARY 7 January 1780 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joachim PARENT (b.18 April 1761, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 5 August 1806, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth-Isabelle LAGUE dite SANSCARTIER 13 February 1786 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre PARENT (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 February 1828, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse REGNIER dite BRION (BRIGNON) 18 July 1785 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
m. Marie-Charlotte PLANTE 21 July 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Desanges PARENT / PARANT (b.August 3, 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. April 27, 1821, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Pierre ALIX

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1727 Birth
16 May 1727
Chambly, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Louis PARENT and Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 9 November 1750 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable PARENT was born 13 August 1756, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 29 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joachim PARENT was born 18 April 1761, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 33 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
Marie-Desanges PARENT / PARANT was born August 3, 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 36 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable PARENT married 7 January 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Francois-Boniface SAVARY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Pierre PARENT married 18 July 1785, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Thérèse REGNIER dite BRION (BRIGNON)