Marguerite VILLERAY

Born

7 March 1747 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

25 December 1831 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Michel VILLERAY Charlotte LEGROS

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Born: 7 March 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Michel VILLERAY

Mother: Charlotte LEGROS

Paternal grandparents: Antoine VILLERAY , Jeanne QUENNEVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas LEGROS dit LECOMPTE , Charlotte TURPIN

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Marguerite married Michel BIROLEAU 30 January 1764 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel BIROLEAU was born 8 March 1741 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Michel died 11 June 1810 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Joseph BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephe LAUZON.

Marguerite VILLERAY died 25 December 1831 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, 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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Marguerite VILLERAY married

Michel BIROLEAU
Marriage date: 30 January 1764
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel BIROLEAU was the child of Joseph BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephe LAUZON

Children of Michel BIROLEAU and Marguerite VILLERAY

Michel BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR

Born: 14 February 1766, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 November 1836, Oka, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule SAUVE 27 October 1789 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose BIROLEAU

Born: 17 March 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 May 1843, St-Hermas, Quebec, Canada

Married: Joseph LABROSSE 5 May 1789 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1747
7 March 1747
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite VILLERAY and Michel BIROLEAU 30 January 1764, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 16 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Michel BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR was born 14 February 1766, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Marguerite was 18 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose BIROLEAU was born 17 March 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marguerite was 22 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.