flag female ancestor  Marguerite  PARENT

  (b. 15 September 1760 Kamouraska, Canada   d. 22 November 1851 Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada )  

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Marguerite PARENT was born 15 September 1760 in Kamouraska, Canada

Marguerite PARENT was the child of Gabriel PARENT   and   Marguerite BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Pierre BOUCHER and 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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Did You Know? 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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Marguerite PARENT married flag male ancestor Benjamin LEVASSEUR-- Date: 5 August 1794 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Benjamin LEVASSEUR was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS




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birth1760 Birth
15 September 1760
Kamouraska, Canada
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1794 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PARENT and Benjamin LEVASSEUR 5 August 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 33 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
Benjamin LEVASSEUR died 2 February 1835, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1851 Death
22 November 1851
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

She died at the age of 91.
Added: 9/2/2020 1:51:11 PM - Updated: 11/30/2025 1:55:54 PM

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