Louis PAQUET

(b. 31 May 1722 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1781 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis PAQUET was born 31 May 1722 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis PAQUET was the child of Jacques-François PAQUET and Katherine Françoise STEPHENS (STEVENS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice PAQUET (PASQUIER) and Françoise FORGET

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

Louis married Madeleine VANDANDAIGUE 13 July 1744 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine VANDANDAIGUE was born 1 February 1717 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Madeleine died 29 June 1772 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Claude VANDANDAIGUE and Marie BRIDEAU.

Louis PAQUET died 22 February 1781 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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 PAQUET married

Madeleine VANDANDAIGUE-- Date: 13 July 1744 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Madeleine VANDANDAIGUE was the child of Claude VANDANDAIGUE and Marie BRIDEAU

Children of Louis PAQUET and Madeleine VANDANDAIGUE:

Marie PAQUET (b.abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis ROMURE 22 February 1773 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Amable PAQUET (b.23 September 1753, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1801, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CYR 24 November 1777 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe-Louise PAQUET (b.16 February 1755, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1806, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph HOGUE 2 March 1778 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
31 May 1722
Québec, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Louis PAQUET and Madeleine VANDANDAIGUE 13 July 1744, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable PAQUET was born 23 September 1753, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Louis was 31 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Louise PAQUET was born 16 February 1755, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Louis was 32 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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine VANDANDAIGUE died 29 June 1772, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie PAQUET married 22 February 1773, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Louis ROMURE

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.