Madeleine PROULX

Born

22 June 1745 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

21 July 1810 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Madeleine PROULX

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Born: 22 June 1745 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Parents of Madeleine PROULX

Father

Pierre PROULX

Mother

Marie GAGNÉ

Grandparents of Madeleine PROULX

Paternal grandparents

Pierre PROULX Agathe DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Maternal grandparents

Louis-Augustin GAGNÉ Elisabeth CHARLAND

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

Madeleine married Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT 4 September 1769 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada. Ignace died 20 June 1808 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . Ignace was the child of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER.

Madeleine PROULX died 21 July 1810 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine PROULX

Madeleine PROULX married

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT
Marriage date: 4 September 1769
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

Children of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine PROULX

Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

Born: 31 March 1770, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY) 12 January 1790 Place: Montmagny, 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 — 1745
22 June 1745
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine PROULX and Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT 4 September 1769, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 24 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was born 31 March 1770, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Madeleine was 24 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)

1790 Marriage of Child
Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE married 12 January 1790, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY)

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)