Madeleine LEBLANC

Born

29 September 1721 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

1 June 1788 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph LEBLANC dit CAJETAN Marguerite BOURGEOIS

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Born: 29 September 1721 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Joseph LEBLANC dit CAJETAN

Mother: Marguerite BOURGEOIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEBLANC , Madeleine BOURG

Maternal grandparents: Germain BOURGEOIS , Madeleine DUGAS

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Madeleine married Joseph RICHARD 22 July 1743 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph RICHARD was born 7 December 1718 in Port Royal, Acadia . Joseph died 13 December 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France . Joseph was the child of René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).

Madeleine married (2) Joseph LEPRINCE 26 October 1761 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada . Joseph LEPRINCE was born 9 February 1719 in Port Royal, Acadia . Joseph died 23 May 1781 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Jean LEPRINCE and Jeanne BLANCHARD.

Madeleine LEBLANC died 1 June 1788 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .

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Madeleine LEBLANC married

Joseph RICHARD
Marriage date: 22 July 1743
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Joseph RICHARD was the child of René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Children of Joseph RICHARD and Madeleine LEBLANC

Michel RICHARD

Born: abt. 1744, , Acadia, Canada
Died: abt. 1829, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Madeleine PELLERIN 17 February 1772 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Felicite RICHARD

Born: abt. 1748, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 13 April 1825, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BELIVEAU 14 January 1765 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine LEBLANC married

Joseph LEPRINCE
Marriage date: 26 October 1761
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada
Joseph LEPRINCE was the child of Jean LEPRINCE and Jeanne BLANCHARD

Children of Joseph LEPRINCE and Madeleine LEBLANC

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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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Birth — 1721
29 September 1721
Port Royal, Acadia

1743 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LEBLANC and Joseph RICHARD 22 July 1743, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 21 years old.

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

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph RICHARD died 13 December 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LEBLANC and Joseph LEPRINCE 26 October 1761, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

She was 40 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Felicite RICHARD married 14 January 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre BELIVEAU

1772 Marriage of Child
Michel RICHARD married 17 February 1772, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine PELLERIN

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.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LEPRINCE died 23 May 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1788
1 June 1788
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 66.

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