HELP! flag male ancestor  Jean-François  MERCIER

  (b. 23 February 1745 Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France   d. 2 March 1820 Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-François MERCIER was born 23 February 1745 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Jean-François MERCIER was the child of Joseph MERCIER   and   Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Pascal MERCIER and Madeleine BOUCHER (maternal)  Noël LEBRUN dit CARRIER and Anne BROCHU

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Jean-François  married  Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE 5 August 1771 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE  was born 12 January 1754 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud).  Geneviève-Thecle died 18 April 1817 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier).  Geneviève-Thecle was the child of Jean-Baptiste DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Madeleine PLANTE.

Jean-François MERCIER died 2 March 1820 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-François MERCIER married flag female ancestor Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE-- Date: 5 August 1771 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Madeleine PLANTE




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birth1745 Birth
23 February 1745
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François MERCIER and Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE 5 August 1771, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 26 years old.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Barbe MERCIER married 5 September 1809 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph FOURNEL
1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE died 18 April 1817, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
death1820 Death
2 March 1820
Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 75.
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