Marie-Josephe BIRON

Born

26 December 1697 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

25 September 1779 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BIRON Jeanne DUMOCHEL

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Born: 26 December 1697 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BIRON

Mother: Jeanne DUMOCHEL

Maternal grandparents: Bernard DUMOCHEL dit LAROCHE , Jeanne JUIN

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Marie-Josephe married René-Joseph CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN 11 February 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
René-Joseph CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN was born 17 June 1685 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). René-Joseph died 29 December 1732 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). René-Joseph was the child of François CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN and Marie-Anne AUBUCHON.

Marie-Josephe married (2) Louis JARRET DE VERCHÈRES 4 April 1736 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Louis JARRET DE VERCHÈRES was born 13 September 1693 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis was the child of François JARRET DE VERCHÈRES and Marie PERRAULT (PERROT).

Marie-Josephe BIRON died 25 September 1779 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Marie-Josephe BIRON married

René-Joseph CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN
Marriage date: 11 February 1714
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
René-Joseph CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN was the child of François CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN and Marie-Anne AUBUCHON

Children of René-Joseph CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN and Marie-Josephe BIRON

Jeanne-Joachim CHOREL

Born: 20 September 1720, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Joseph AUDET dit PIERCOT 9 November 1744 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephe BIRON married

Louis JARRET DE VERCHÈRES
Marriage date: 4 April 1736
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Louis JARRET DE VERCHÈRES was the child of François JARRET DE VERCHÈRES and Marie PERRAULT (PERROT)

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Birth — 1697
26 December 1697
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BIRON and René-Joseph CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN 11 February 1714, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 16 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Joachim CHOREL was born 20 September 1720, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephe was 22 years old.

1732 Death of Spouse/Partner
René-Joseph CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN died 29 December 1732, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1736 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BIRON and Louis JARRET DE VERCHÈRES 4 April 1736, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 38 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Joachim CHOREL married 9 November 1744, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis-Joseph AUDET dit PIERCOT

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.

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.