Madeleine DION

Born

16 January 1732 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

20 May 1788 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine married Nicolas LEGARE 5 October 1761 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada .
Nicolas LEGARE was born 3 January 1728 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Nicolas died 19 March 1791 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada . Nicolas was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Angélique CLOUTIER .

Parents & Family of Madeleine DION

Parents of Madeleine DION

Father

Joseph DION (GUYON)

Mother

Marie-Madeleine LESSARD

Grandparents of Madeleine DION

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DION (GUYON) Genevieve FAUTEUX

Maternal grandparents

Charles LESSARD Marie-Anne CARON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine DION

Madeleine DION married

Nicolas LEGARE
Marriage date: 5 October 1761
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada
Nicolas LEGARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Angélique CLOUTIER

Children of Nicolas LEGARE and Madeleine DION

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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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 — 1732
16 January 1732
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DION and Nicolas LEGARE 5 October 1761 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 29 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.