Marie-Angélique MERAUD

Born

20 July 1743 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

10 June 1813 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Mathurin MERAUD Therese HARNOIS

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Born: 20 July 1743 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Father: Mathurin MERAUD

Mother: Therese HARNOIS

Maternal grandparents: Joseph HARNOIS , Angélique PETIT

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Marie-Angélique married Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 2 August 1802 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Alexis died 29 November 1829 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Alexis was the child of Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX.

Marie-Angélique MERAUD died 10 June 1813 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Angélique MERAUD married

Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE
Marriage date: 2 August 1802
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was the child of Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX

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Birth — 1743
20 July 1743
Repentigny, 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.

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)

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angélique MERAUD and Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 2 August 1802, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 59 years old.