Françoise MERCIER

Born

20 August 1770 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 June 1855 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Françoise married Antoine LETOURNEAU 19 April 1796 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine LETOURNEAU was born 30 April 1771 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada. Antoine died 17 April 1842 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . Antoine was the child of Louis LETOURNEAU and Victoire BERNIER .

Parents & Family of Françoise MERCIER

Parents of Françoise MERCIER

Father

Francois MERCIER

Mother

Agathe BLONDEAU

Grandparents of Françoise MERCIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean MERCIER Geneviève ASSELIN

Maternal grandparents

Germain BLONDEAU Marie-Madeleine BEAUCHAMP

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise MERCIER

Françoise MERCIER married

Antoine LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 19 April 1796
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
Antoine LETOURNEAU was the child of Louis LETOURNEAU and Victoire BERNIER

Children of Antoine LETOURNEAU and Françoise MERCIER

Therese LETOURNEAU

Born: 23 February 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable LUSSIER 19 May 1829 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 — 1770
20 August 1770
Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MERCIER and Antoine LETOURNEAU 19 April 1796, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 25 years old.

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

1810 Birth of Child
Therese LETOURNEAU was born 23 February 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Françoise was 39 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England