Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE

Born

21 November 1745 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Died

29 April 1782 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Marie MELOCHE Marguerite PICARD

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Born: 21 November 1745 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Marie MELOCHE

Mother: Marguerite PICARD

Paternal grandparents: François MELOCHE , Marie MOUFLET

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Gabriel PICARD , Madeleine-Angélique RAPIN

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

Marie-Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste DROUIN 18 February 1765 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste DROUIN was born 31 March 1741 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste died 7 March 1782 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre DROUIN and Marie-Anne VANIER.

Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE died 29 April 1782 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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-Madeleine MELOCHE married

Jean-Baptiste DROUIN
Marriage date: 18 February 1765
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DROUIN was the child of Pierre DROUIN and Marie-Anne VANIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste DROUIN and Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE

Pierre DROUIN

Born: 29 June 1768, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 January 1831, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise JOLIVET dite LÉPINE 13 February 1792 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Francois DROUIN

Born: 27 April 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 July 1839, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine DEVOYAU 9 February 1795 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1745
21 November 1745
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE and Jean-Baptiste DROUIN 18 February 1765, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 19 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre DROUIN was born 29 June 1768, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Madeleine was 22 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Francois DROUIN was born 27 April 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Madeleine was 25 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.