Marie-Claire GARAND

Born

20 August 1728 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Died

15 June 1807 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie-Claire married François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE 29 September 1760 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was born 21 November 1738 in Varennes, Canada, New France . François died 21 May 1803 in Repentigny, Lower Canada . François was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Marie ROCH (LAROCQUE) and Marie-Françoise LEDOUX .

Parents & Family of Marie-Claire GARAND

Parents of Marie-Claire GARAND

Father

François GARAND

Mother

Marguerite CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE

Grandparents of Marie-Claire GARAND

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GARAND Catherine LABRECQUE

Maternal grandparents

Louis CHEFDEVERGUE dit LAROSE Marie-Françoise DUPONT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Claire GARAND

Marie-Claire GARAND married

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE
Marriage date: 29 September 1760
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Marie ROCH (LAROCQUE) and Marie-Françoise LEDOUX

Children of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Claire GARAND

Marie ROQUE dite COUILLAUD

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 August 1832, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Ignace TESSIER 10 May 1801 Place: Berthierville, 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 — 1728
20 August 1728
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Claire GARAND and François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE 29 September 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 32 years old.

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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie ROQUE dite COUILLAUD married 10 May 1801, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Ignace TESSIER

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE died 21 May 1803, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Death — 1807
15 June 1807
Yamaska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 78.

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