Marie-Claire GENDRON

Born

20 April 1730 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

26 October 1799 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Claire GENDRON

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Born: 20 April 1730 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Claire GENDRON

Father

François GENDRON

Mother

Marie-Françoise BILODEAU

Grandparents of Marie-Claire GENDRON

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Anne CHARLAND dite FRANCOEUR

Maternal grandparents

Simon BILODEAU Anne TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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

Marie-Claire married Louis-Joseph-Marie LEROUX 5 March 1764 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Joseph-Marie LEROUX was born 15 October 1743 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . Louis-Joseph-Marie died 17 February 1819 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Louis-Joseph-Marie was the child of Louis LEROUX and Françoise BILODEAU.

Marie-Claire GENDRON died 26 October 1799 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Claire GENDRON

Marie-Claire GENDRON married

Louis-Joseph-Marie LEROUX
Marriage date: 5 March 1764
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Joseph-Marie LEROUX was the child of Louis LEROUX and Françoise BILODEAU

Children of Louis-Joseph-Marie LEROUX and Marie-Claire GENDRON

Marie-Louise LEROUX

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste GOUZY (GOUGY) 7 January 1788 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1730
20 April 1730
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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
Marie-Claire GENDRON and Louis-Joseph-Marie LEROUX 5 March 1764, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 33 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LEROUX married 7 January 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste GOUZY (GOUGY)

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

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