Françoise MERCIER

Born

12 April 1739 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

11 January 1817 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Joseph MERCIER Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER

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Born: 12 April 1739 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph MERCIER

Mother: Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Pascal MERCIER , Madeleine BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Noël LEBRUN dit CARRIER , Anne BROCHU

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Françoise married Jean-François MERCIER 7 November 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François MERCIER was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-François died 19 April 1760 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Jean-François was the child of Julien MERCIER and Agnès MEUNIER.

Françoise married (2) Jacques GENDRON 15 June 1761 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques GENDRON was born abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jacques died 10 August 1805 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Jacques was the child of François GENDRON and Marie-Françoise BILODEAU.

Françoise MERCIER died 11 January 1817 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Françoise MERCIER married

Jean-François MERCIER
Marriage date: 7 November 1757
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Jean-François MERCIER was the child of Julien MERCIER and Agnès MEUNIER

Children of Jean-François MERCIER and Françoise MERCIER

Marie-Françoise MERCIER

Born: 26 November 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Died: 29 November 1829, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Louis QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME 6 October 1777 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Françoise MERCIER married

Jacques GENDRON
Marriage date: 15 June 1761
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Jacques GENDRON was the child of François GENDRON and Marie-Françoise BILODEAU

Children of Jacques GENDRON and Françoise MERCIER

Jacques GENDRON

Born: 18 September 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Died: 31 August 1839, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Therese ASSELIN 4 April 1785 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Pierre-Noel GENDRON

Born: 27 February 1768, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 May 1827, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Euphronsine ST-LAURENT 26 November 1793 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1739
12 April 1739
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MERCIER and Jean-François MERCIER 7 November 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 18 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François MERCIER died 19 April 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise MERCIER was born 26 November 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Françoise was 21 years old.

1761 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MERCIER and Jacques GENDRON 15 June 1761, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jacques GENDRON was born 18 September 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Françoise was 23 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel GENDRON was born 27 February 1768, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Françoise was 28 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise MERCIER married 6 October 1777, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Louis QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jacques GENDRON married 4 April 1785, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Therese ASSELIN

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Noel GENDRON married 26 November 1793, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Euphronsine ST-LAURENT

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

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques GENDRON died 10 August 1805, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Death — 1817
11 January 1817
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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