Marie-Anne ROULEAU

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16 May 1755 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1830 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Antoine ROULEAU Marie ALARIE

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Born: 16 May 1755 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine ROULEAU

Mother: Marie ALARIE

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel ROULEAU , Catherine ROULOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François ALARIE , Marie-Louise LEMAY

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Marie-Anne married René-Francois MENARD 4 November 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
René-Francois MENARD was born 2 January 1764 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). René-Francois died 10 August 1834 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). René-Francois was the child of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU.

Marie-Anne ROULEAU died 3 May 1830 in Varennes, 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-Anne ROULEAU married

René-Francois MENARD
Marriage date: 4 November 1783
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
René-Francois MENARD was the child of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU

Children of René-Francois MENARD and Marie-Anne ROULEAU

Simon MENARD

Born: 27 October 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 January 1840, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josette LEVREAU (LEVREAULT) 9 November 1812 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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Birth — 1755
16 May 1755
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne ROULEAU and René-Francois MENARD 4 November 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 28 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Simon MENARD was born 27 October 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Simon MENARD married 9 November 1812, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Josette LEVREAU (LEVREAULT)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)