Marie-Marguerite LEREAU

Born

26 June 1724 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1808 , Montréal, Lower Canada

Marie-Marguerite married Basile GAGNON 18 November 1743 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Basile GAGNON was born 13 May 1716 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Basile died 1 October 1765 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Basile was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER .

Parents & Family of Marie-Marguerite LEREAU

Parents of Marie-Marguerite LEREAU

Father

Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Mother

Marguerite LOIGNON

Grandparents of Marie-Marguerite LEREAU

Paternal grandparents

Sixte LEREAU (L'HERAULT) Reine DEBLOIS

Maternal grandparents

Charles-Joseph LOIGNON Marie-Marguerite ROULOIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Marguerite LEREAU

Marie-Marguerite LEREAU married

Basile GAGNON
Marriage date: 18 November 1743
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Basile GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER

Children of Basile GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite LEREAU

Marie GAGNON

Born: abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 March 1823, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CHABOT 9 January 1769 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1724
26 June 1724
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite LEREAU and Basile GAGNON 18 November 1743, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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

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.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Basile GAGNON died 1 October 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie GAGNON married 9 January 1769, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre CHABOT

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.