Denis PLOURDE

(b. 4 October 1746 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1807 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Denis PLOURDE was born 4 October 1746 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Denis PLOURDE was the child of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) René PLOURDE and Jeanne-Marguerite BERUBE (maternal) Joseph LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique MENEUX

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

Denis married Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET 1 February 1768 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET was born 29 November 1746 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Claudette-Charlotte died 17 May 1806 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Claudette-Charlotte was the child of Joseph-Francois OUELLET and Marie-Françoise SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS.

Denis PLOURDE died 15 May 1807 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Denis PLOURDE married

Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET-- Date: 1 February 1768 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Francois OUELLET and Marie-Françoise SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

Children of Denis PLOURDE and Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET:

Charlotte PLOURDE (b.24 July 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 July 1829, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE 28 July 1794 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Louis PLOURDE (b.12 7 1778 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 2 1853 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East )
m. Marie-Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 7 October 1805 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

André PLOURDE (b.4 December 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 October 1874, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada )
m. Josephte HUDON dite BEAULIEU 7 July 1807 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1746 Birth
4 October 1746
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Denis PLOURDE and Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET 1 February 1768 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 21 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Charlotte PLOURDE was born 24 July 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Denis was 27 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Pierre-Louis PLOURDE was born 12 7 1778 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Denis was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
André PLOURDE was born 4 December 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Denis was 42 years old.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PLOURDE married 28 July 1794, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Louis PLOURDE married 7 October 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU