Claire BLONDEAU

(b. 12 February 1755 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1785 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Claire BLONDEAU was born 12 February 1755 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Claire BLONDEAU was the child of Joseph BLONDEAU and Marie-Claire RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Maurice BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS and Catherine JANOT (maternal) Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHE

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Claire married Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 7 May 1771 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 7 July 1741 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Jean-Baptiste died 25 December 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF.

Claire BLONDEAU died 31 March 1785 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Claire BLONDEAU married

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE-- Date: 7 May 1771 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF

Children of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Claire BLONDEAU:

Augustin RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 May 1856, Châteauguay, Canada East )
m. Marie-Angélique DENEAU 5 March 1810 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Josephte CARRIER 22 November 1842 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

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1755 Birth
12 February 1755
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Claire BLONDEAU and Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 7 May 1771, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 16 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.