Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU

Born

26 March 1716 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

18 March 1785 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DRAPEAU Marie-Anne LACROIX

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Born: 26 March 1716 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DRAPEAU

Mother: Marie-Anne LACROIX

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DRAPEAU , Marie-Charlotte JOLY

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-David LACROIX , Marie-Barthélémie MAILLOUX

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Marie-Madeleine married Guillaume GENEST 31 July 1747 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Guillaume GENEST was born 15 August 1725 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Guillaume died 15 February 1749 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Guillaume was the child of Augustin GENEST dit LABARRE and Marie BOUCHARD.

Marie-Madeleine married (2) Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON 1 September 1749 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON was born 18 May 1725 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Louis died 13 February 1790 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louis was the child of Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Jeanne BARON.

Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU died 18 March 1785 in Sorel, Province of Québec, 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-Madeleine DRAPEAU married

Guillaume GENEST
Marriage date: 31 July 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Guillaume GENEST was the child of Augustin GENEST dit LABARRE and Marie BOUCHARD

Children of Guillaume GENEST and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU

Marie-Joseph GENEST

Born: 17 November 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU married

Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON
Marriage date: 1 September 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec

Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON was the child of Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Jeanne BARON

Children of Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU

Marie-Rose MICHEL dite TAILLON

Born: 8 July 1750, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 August 1837, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SALOIS 28 October 1771 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE

Born: 9 April 1754, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1830, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE 1775 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1716
26 March 1716
Beaumont, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU - Baptism - Saint-Etienne-de-Beaumont, Quebec, Canada

Baptism - Saint-Etienne-de-Beaumont, Quebec, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1747 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU and Guillaume GENEST 31 July 1747 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 31 years old.

1747 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph GENEST was born 17 November 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine was 32 years old.

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU and Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON 1 September 1749, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 33 years old.

Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU - 1 Sep 1749 Marriage

1 Sep 1749 Marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Guillaume GENEST died 15 February 1749, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose MICHEL dite TAILLON was born 8 July 1750, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine was 34 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE was born 9 April 1754, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine was 38 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON married 28 October 1771 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph SALOIS

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.