Marguerite MELANSON

Born

abt. 1750 , Acadia, Canada

Died

17 September 1808 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD 15 October 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada. Claude died 5 March 1815 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Claude was the child of Joseph LORANGER dit RIVARD and Geneviève COTE .

Parents & Family of Marguerite MELANSON

Parents of Marguerite MELANSON

Father

Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON)

Mother

Marguerite BENOIT

Grandparents of Marguerite MELANSON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON) Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Claude BENOIT Jeanne HÉBERT

m. Rivard Claude

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite MELANSON

Marguerite MELANSON married

Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD
Marriage date: 15 October 1770
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD was the child of Joseph LORANGER dit RIVARD and Geneviève COTE

Children of Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD and Marguerite MELANSON

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MELANSON and Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD 15 October 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.