Marguerite DASSYLVA

(b. 15 January 1733 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1784 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite DASSYLVA was born 15 January 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite DASSYLVA was the child of Jean-Marie DASSYLVA and Marguerite POULIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON (maternal) Jean POULIN and Marie GAGNÉ

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Marguerite married Pierre GAGNON 20 April 1751 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre GAGNON was born 28 November 1728 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Pierre died 20 February 1812 in St-Léon-le-Grand, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Marie CHARRIER.

Marguerite DASSYLVA died 1 May 1784 in Maskinongé, 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 DASSYLVA married

Pierre GAGNON-- Date: 20 April 1751 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Pierre GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Marie CHARRIER

Children of Pierre GAGNON and Marguerite DASSYLVA:

Marie-Marguerite GAGNON (b.3 February 1757, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1815, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Charles CLEMENT dit LALLEMENT 25 October 1784 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marie-Anne GAGNON (b.15 October 1769, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 May 1838, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE 25 January 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1733 Birth
15 January 1733
Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DASSYLVA and Pierre GAGNON 20 April 1751, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 18 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite GAGNON was born 3 February 1757, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 24 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON was born 15 October 1769, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 36 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.