Marthe TONDREAU

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2 March 1729 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

5 December 1795 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Joseph TONDREAU Elisabeth LANGELIER

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Born: 2 March 1729 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph TONDREAU

Mother: Elisabeth LANGELIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TONDREAU dit LASOUCHE , Marie-Anne FRECHET

Maternal grandparents: Charles L'ANGELIER , Françoise DESTROISMAISONS

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Marthe married Simon CARON 11 May 1750 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Simon CARON was born 22 March 1728 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Simon was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Madeleine BERNIER.

Marthe married (2) Joseph MOREAU 5 February 1759 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MOREAU was born 30 June 1739 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Joseph died 4 January 1811 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Joseph was the child of Jean-Francois-Ignace MOREAU and Anne DIONNE.

Marthe TONDREAU died 5 December 1795 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Marthe TONDREAU married

Simon CARON
Marriage date: 11 May 1750
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Simon CARON was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Madeleine BERNIER

Children of Simon CARON and Marthe TONDREAU

Simon CARON

Born: 15 April 1753, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 25 July 1848, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

Married: Louise BELANGER 24 November 1777 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marthe TONDREAU married

Joseph MOREAU
Marriage date: 5 February 1759
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Joseph MOREAU was the child of Jean-Francois-Ignace MOREAU and Anne DIONNE

Children of Joseph MOREAU and Marthe TONDREAU

Joseph MOREAU

Born: 7 February 1768, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 April 1847, L'Islet, Canada East

Married: Genevieve CARON 15 January 1788 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1729
2 March 1729
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marthe TONDREAU and Simon CARON 11 May 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 21 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Simon CARON was born 15 April 1753, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marthe was 24 years old.

1759 Marriage / Partner
Marthe TONDREAU and Joseph MOREAU 5 February 1759, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 29 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph MOREAU was born 7 February 1768, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marthe was 38 years old.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Simon CARON married 24 November 1777, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Louise BELANGER

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph MOREAU married 15 January 1788, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Genevieve CARON

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)