Marie-Anne PARENT

(b. 31 March 1731 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1810 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne PARENT was born 31 March 1731 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne PARENT was the child of François PARENT and Marguerite-Catherine BINET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques PARENT and Louise-Geneviève CHEVALIER (maternal) Joseph-François BINET and Marie-Françoise VACHON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Anne married Guillaume CHENARD 31 January 1752 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Guillaume CHENARD was born abt. 1720 in France.

Marie-Anne married (2) Guillaume MALENFANT 3 February 1766 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Guillaume MALENFANT was born 24 July 1729 in St-Aubin-des-Preaux, France. Guillaume died 17 April 1810 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).

Marie-Anne PARENT died 27 May 1810 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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Marie-Anne PARENT married

Guillaume CHENARD-- Date: 31 January 1752 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Guillaume CHENARD and Marie-Anne PARENT:

Henri CHENARD (b.11 April 1753, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Thérèse Agnes CANIVET 1775

Michel CHENARD (b.20 December 1763, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 November 1843, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East)
m. Madeleine PELLETIER 21 January 1793 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne PARENT married

Guillaume MALENFANT-- Date: 3 February 1766 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Children of Guillaume MALENFANT and Marie-Anne PARENT:

Guillaume-Pierre MALENFANT (b.3 May 1767, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 February 1849, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephte LEVESQUE 23 April 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Angélique MALENFANT (b.15 July 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 April 1790, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Marie OUELLET 9 June 1788 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
31 March 1731
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PARENT and Guillaume CHENARD 31 January 1752, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

She was 20 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Henri CHENARD was born 11 April 1753, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 22 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Michel CHENARD was born 20 December 1763, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PARENT and Guillaume MALENFANT 3 February 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 34 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Guillaume-Pierre MALENFANT was born 3 May 1767, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Anne was 36 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Angélique MALENFANT was born 15 July 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Anne was 37 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Guillaume-Pierre MALENFANT married 23 April 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Josephte LEVESQUE

1788 Marriage of Child
Angélique MALENFANT married 9 June 1788, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Jean-Marie OUELLET