Madeleine MERCIER

Born

abt. 1714 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

27 April 1784 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre MERCIER Marie-Madeleine GAGNE

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Born: abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre MERCIER

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GAGNE

Paternal grandparents: Pascal MERCIER , Anne CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ , Marie GAGNON

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Madeleine married Joseph ASSELIN 27 July 1739 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph ASSELIN was born 1 May 1706 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 6 December 1759 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Joseph was the child of Jacques ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie MORISSET.

Madeleine MERCIER died 27 April 1784 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Asselin Joseph
m. Emond Gervais

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine MERCIER married

Joseph ASSELIN
Marriage date: 27 July 1739
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Joseph ASSELIN was the child of Jacques ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie MORISSET

Children of Joseph ASSELIN and Madeleine MERCIER

Marie-Josephe ASSELIN

Born: 30 April 1745, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 20 December 1785, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LABBE 25 May 1761 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine MERCIER and Joseph ASSELIN 27 July 1739 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ASSELIN was born 30 April 1745, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph ASSELIN died 6 December 1759, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ASSELIN married 25 May 1761, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LABBE

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.