Marie-Anne HAMEL

Born

25 May 1724 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

11 May 1776 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 25 May 1724 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Anne HAMEL

Father

Pierre HAMEL

Mother

Marie-Anne CONSTANTIN

Grandparents of Marie-Anne HAMEL

Paternal grandparents

Pierre HAMEL Felicite LEVASSEUR

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CONSTANTIN Suzanne-Marguerite GUYON

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

Marie-Anne married Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU 14 February 1746 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU was born 9 January 1719 in Québec, Canada, New France . Jacques-Alexis died 29 November 1786 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Jacques-Alexis was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS.

Marie-Anne HAMEL died 11 May 1776 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne HAMEL

Marie-Anne HAMEL married

Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU
Marriage date: 14 February 1746
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

Children of Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne HAMEL

Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU

Born: 26 May 1752, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre-Hyacinthe-Charles NORMAND 14 June 1774 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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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
25 May 1724
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne HAMEL and Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU 14 February 1746, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

She was 21 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU was born 26 May 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU married 14 June 1774, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Hyacinthe-Charles NORMAND

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.