Françoise GODU

Born

1 September 1735 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

26 February 1815 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Françoise married Pierre HÉBERT 27 April 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre HÉBERT was born 8 May 1725 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Pierre died 22 October 1788 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of Augustin HÉBERT and Marie-Anne MONGEAU .

Parents & Family of Françoise GODU

Parents of Françoise GODU

Father

René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN

Mother

Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

Grandparents of Françoise GODU

Paternal grandparents

Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY Jeanne CHOQUET

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise GODU

Françoise GODU married

Pierre HÉBERT
Marriage date: 27 April 1756
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Pierre HÉBERT was the child of Augustin HÉBERT and Marie-Anne MONGEAU

Children of Pierre HÉBERT and Françoise GODU

Joseph HEBERT

Born: 19 November 1743, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1843, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Geneviève BISSONNETTE 29 September 1783 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1735
1 September 1735
Varennes, Canada, New France

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph HEBERT was born 19 November 1743, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Françoise was 8 years old.

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GODU and Pierre HÉBERT 27 April 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She 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.