Marie-Anne CONTENT

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13 March 1726 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Died

28 June 1815 , Lachenaie, Lower Canada

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Étienne CONTANT Marie-Françoise BAZINET

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Born: 13 March 1726 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne CONTANT

Mother: Marie-Françoise BAZINET

Paternal grandparents: Etienne CONTANT , Anne LAÎNÉ (LAÎSNÉ)

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BAZINET dit TOURBLANCHE , Françoise JANOT

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Marie-Anne married Francois MATHIEU 8 November 1751 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . Francois MATHIEU was born 24 June 1725 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Francois died 5 November 1805 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Francois was the child of Charles MATHIEU and Marie-Catherine COTINEAU.

Marie-Anne CONTENT died 28 June 1815 in Lachenaie, Lower Canada .
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Francois MATHIEU
Marriage date: 8 November 1751
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Francois MATHIEU was the child of Charles MATHIEU and Marie-Catherine COTINEAU

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Birth — 1726
13 March 1726
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne CONTENT and Francois MATHIEU 8 November 1751, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 25 years old.

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.

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.