Marguerite HAMEL

Born

31 December 1720 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

9 October 1789 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite HAMEL

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Born: 31 December 1720 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite HAMEL

Father

Jean-Charles HAMEL

Mother

Marguerite DUBREUIL

Grandparents of Marguerite HAMEL

Paternal grandparents

Charles HAMEL Angélique LEVASSEUR

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Étienne DUBREUIL Marguerite LEGARDEUR

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Louis-Joseph ROBITAILLE 26 November 1742 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Joseph ROBITAILLE was born 7 October 1717 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Louis-Joseph died 16 April 1779 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis-Joseph was the child of André ROBITAILLE and Françoise-Catherine CHEVALIER.

Marguerite HAMEL died 9 October 1789 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Robitaille Louis-Joseph

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite HAMEL

Marguerite HAMEL married

Louis-Joseph ROBITAILLE
Marriage date: 26 November 1742
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Louis-Joseph ROBITAILLE was the child of André ROBITAILLE and Françoise-Catherine CHEVALIER

Children of Louis-Joseph ROBITAILLE and Marguerite HAMEL

Madeleine ROBITAILLE

Born: 25 May 1749, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 4 May 1829, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph ALAIN 18 January 1773 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, 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 — 1720
31 December 1720
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite HAMEL and Louis-Joseph ROBITAILLE 26 November 1742, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 21 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Madeleine ROBITAILLE was born 25 May 1749, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marguerite was 28 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Madeleine ROBITAILLE married 18 January 1773, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph ALAIN

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.