Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS

Born

12 October 1743 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

15 April 1812 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD Madeleine MORIN

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Born: 12 October 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Mother: Madeleine MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DESTROISMAISONS , Madeleine PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MORIN , Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

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Madeleine married Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE 6 February 1764 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 12 April 1818 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Pierre was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU.

Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS died 15 April 1812 in Saint-Henri, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS married

Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE
Marriage date: 6 February 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

Children of Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS

Louis GAGNE

Born: 30 January 1769, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 May 1848, Saint-Henri, Canada East

Married: Marie-Louise BLANCHET 7 October 1794 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1743
12 October 1743
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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS and Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE 6 February 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNE was born 30 January 1769, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Madeleine was 25 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.