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Marguerite DROUIN

(b. 14 February 1710 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1786 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite DROUIN was born 14 February 1710 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marguerite DROUIN was the child of Pierre DROUIN and Louise LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas DROUIN and Marie LOIGNON (maternal) David LÉTOURNEAU and Françoise CHAPELAIN

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS 13 February 1730 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 13 June 1705 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 3 November 1757 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Jeanne NOURICE.

Marguerite DROUIN died 28 January 1786 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marguerite DROUIN

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Marguerite DROUIN married

Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS-- Date: 13 February 1730 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS was the child of Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Jeanne NOURICE

Children of Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marguerite DROUIN:

Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS (b.16 June 1736, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1818, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BERNIER 9 August 1756 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS (b.8 April 1737, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1803, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU 19 July 1758 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS (b.1 December 1739, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1812, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Amable Judith PEPIN dite LACHANCE 3 October 1763 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Etienne CANAC dit MARQUIS (b.20 August 1742, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1814, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse JOLIN 1 May 1764 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1710 Birth
14 February 1710
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DROUIN and Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS 13 February 1730 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 16 June 1736, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 8 April 1737, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 1 December 1739, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Etienne CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 20 August 1742, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS married 9 August 1756, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS died 3 November 1757, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1758 Marriage of Child
Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS married 19 July 1758 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS married 3 October 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Amable Judith PEPIN dite LACHANCE

1764 Marriage of Child
Etienne CANAC dit MARQUIS married 1 May 1764, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Thérèse JOLIN

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.