Marguerite BARRETTE

Born

21 July 1740 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

24 October 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BARRETTE dit COURVILLE Marie CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET

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Born: 21 July 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BARRETTE dit COURVILLE

Mother: Marie CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET

Paternal grandparents: François-Guillaume BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) , Jeanne GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET , Marie BRUNET

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Marguerite married Augustin ROBIDOUX 21 January 1760 in Saint-Constant, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin ROBIDOUX was born 6 October 1731 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Augustin died 9 March 1803 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Augustin was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Anne MESNY.

Marguerite BARRETTE died 24 October 1784 in La Prairie, 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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Marguerite BARRETTE married

Augustin ROBIDOUX
Marriage date: 21 January 1760
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Canada
Augustin ROBIDOUX was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Anne MESNY

Children of Augustin ROBIDOUX and Marguerite BARRETTE

Augustin ROBIDOUX

Born: 16 December 1760, Saint-Constant, Canada
Died: 29 July 1831, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DEMERS 7 June 1790 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
21 July 1740
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BARRETTE and Augustin ROBIDOUX 21 January 1760, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Augustin ROBIDOUX was born 16 December 1760, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 20 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.

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.