Marguerite
PARENT
Born
15 September 1760
,
Kamouraska, Canada
Died
22 November 1851
,
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: 15 September 1760 in Kamouraska, Canada
Father:
Gabriel PARENT
Mother:
Marguerite BOUCHER
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre BOUCHER
, Marie-Anne MICHAUD
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Marguerite married Benjamin LEVASSEUR 5 August 1794 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Benjamin LEVASSEUR was born 24 October 1758 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Benjamin died 2 February 1835 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston). Benjamin was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS.
Marguerite PARENT died 22 November 1851 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Marguerite PARENT
Marguerite PARENT married 
Benjamin LEVASSEUR
Marriage date: 5 August 1794
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Benjamin LEVASSEUR was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS
Benjamin LEVASSEURMarriage date: 5 August 1794
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Benjamin LEVASSEUR was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS
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Birth — 176015 September 1760
Kamouraska, Canada
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
1794 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite PARENT and Benjamin LEVASSEUR 5 August 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
She was 33 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Death of Spouse/PartnerBenjamin LEVASSEUR died 2 February 1835, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 185122 November 1851
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
She died at the age of 91.
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