Marie-Charlotte CHRETIEN

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27 August 1726 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

28 November 1811 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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François CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT Louise MIGNERON

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Born: 27 August 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: François CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT

Mother: Louise MIGNERON

Paternal grandparents: Vincent CHRÉTIEN , Anne LECLERC

Maternal grandparents: Jean MIGNERON , Marie LABELLE

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Marie-Charlotte married Pierre-Louis LEROUX 4 August 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre-Louis LEROUX was born 27 January 1714 in Yville-sur-Seine, France. Pierre-Louis died 13 January 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).

Marie-Charlotte CHRETIEN died 28 November 1811 in La Prairie, Lower 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-Charlotte CHRETIEN married

Pierre-Louis LEROUX
Marriage date: 4 August 1750
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre-Louis LEROUX and Marie-Charlotte CHRETIEN

François-Benjamin LEROUX

Born: 11 December 1753, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1828, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS 28 January 1788 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Geneviève LEROUX

Born: 29 August 1759, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1843, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Denis BROSSARD 31 May 1779 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1726
27 August 1726
Montréal, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte CHRETIEN and Pierre-Louis LEROUX 4 August 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François-Benjamin LEROUX was born 11 December 1753, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Geneviève LEROUX was born 29 August 1759, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 33 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LEROUX married 31 May 1779, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Denis BROSSARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
François-Benjamin LEROUX married 28 January 1788, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Anne HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Louis LEROUX died 13 January 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Death — 1811
28 November 1811
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 85.

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