Madeleine
VIAU
Born
10 May 1750
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died
19 August 1832
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
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Born: 10 May 1750 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean-Baptiste VIAU
Mother:
Marie-Josephte SICARD
Paternal grandparents:
Jean VIAU
, Francoise PREVOST
Maternal grandparents:
Simon SICARD
, Angélique DESAUTELS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Francois LEROUX 12 February 1770 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois LEROUX was born 3/20/1748 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Francois died 5/22/1811 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Francois was the child of François LEROUX and Veronique TROTTIER.
Madeleine VIAU died 19 August 1832 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Madeleine VIAU
Madeleine VIAU married 
Francois LEROUX
Marriage date: 12 February 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois LEROUX was the child of François LEROUX and Veronique TROTTIER
Francois LEROUXMarriage date: 12 February 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois LEROUX was the child of François LEROUX and Veronique TROTTIER
Children of Francois LEROUX and Madeleine VIAU
Marie-Madeleine LEROUXBorn: 11/3/1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11/18/1844, Templeton, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Died: 11/18/1844, Templeton, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste CHARRON 1 May 1787 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 175010 May 1750
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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.
1770 Marriage / PartnerMadeleine VIAU and Francois LEROUX 12 February 1770, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
She was 19 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine LEROUX was born 11/3/1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*
Madeleine was 21 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 ChildMarie-Madeleine LEROUX married 1 May 1787, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste CHARRON
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1811 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrancois LEROUX died 5/22/1811, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of EnglandDeath — 183219 August 1832
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 82.
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