Marie-Anne FAILLE (FAYE)

Born

8 April 1734 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

24 February 1812 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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François FAILLE (FAYE)Marie-Anne BROSSEAU

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Born: 8 April 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: François FAILLE (FAYE)

Mother: Marie-Anne BROSSEAU

Paternal grandparents: Claude-François FAIE dit LAFAYETTE , Jeanne PERRAS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) , Barbe BOURBON

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Marie-Anne married Joseph DUQUET 2 February 1761 in La Prairie, Canada . Joseph DUQUET was born 13 February 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Joseph was the child of Étienne DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS.

Marie-Anne FAILLE (FAYE) died 24 February 1812 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Anne FAILLE (FAYE) married

Joseph DUQUET
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada
Joseph DUQUET was the child of Étienne DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS

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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 — 1734
8 April 1734
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne FAILLE (FAYE) and Joseph DUQUET 2 February 1761 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 26 years old.

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.

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.