Louis MARTIN

(b. 30 September 1739 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1817 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Louis MARTIN was born 30 September 1739 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Louis MARTIN was the child of Pierre-Antoine MARTIN and Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX (maternal) Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

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

Louis married Angelique JETTE 5 March 1764 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique JETTE was born 14 June 1737 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Angelique died 5 May 1784 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Angelique was the child of Paul-Amable JETTE and Angelique BARABÉ.

Louis MARTIN died 21 June 1817 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Therese Robillard
22 September 1788
St-Denis-sur-Richelieu

m. Angelique Jette
5 March 1764
St-Denis-sur-Richelieu

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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 MARTIN married

Angelique JETTE-- Date: 5 March 1764 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique JETTE was the child of Paul-Amable JETTE and Angelique BARABÉ

Children of Louis MARTIN and Angelique JETTE:

Marie-Louise MARTIN (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE 23 November 1789 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1739 Birth
30 September 1739
Contrecœur, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Louis MARTIN and Angelique JETTE 5 March 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 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.