Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)

Born

1 August 1754 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

14 August 1817 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie-Amable married Michel VERRET 26 October 1772 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel VERRET was born 18 May 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France . Michel died 27 December 1814 in Marie, Becancour, Quebec, Canada. Michel was the child of Jean-Charles VERRET and Marguerite TESSIER .

Parents & Family of Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)

Parents of Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)

Father

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Mother

Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE

Grandparents of Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)

Paternal grandparents

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE Josephte GRESLON

Maternal grandparents

Louis VENNE (VOYNE) Jeanne CABASSIER (CABAZIER)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)

Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH) married

Michel VERRET
Marriage date: 26 October 1772
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel VERRET was the child of Jean-Charles VERRET and Marguerite TESSIER

Children of Michel VERRET and Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)

Marie-Geneviève VERRET dite CARON

Born: 14 January 1776, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis CROTEAU dit VINCENT 11 June 1798 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

François VERRET

Born: 23 June 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 21 April 1848, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Angélique MAILLOT 4 November 1816 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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 — 1754
1 August 1754
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH) and Michel VERRET 26 October 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 18 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève VERRET dite CARON was born 14 January 1776, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Amable was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
François VERRET was born 23 June 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Amable was 40 years old.

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève VERRET dite CARON married 11 June 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Louis CROTEAU dit VINCENT

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