Marc-Antoine DUPONT

Born

9 April 1707 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

19 September 1778 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marc-Antoine DUPONT

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Born: 9 April 1707 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Marc-Antoine DUPONT

Father

Louis DUPONT

Mother

Jeanne PARADIS

Grandparents of Marc-Antoine DUPONT

Paternal grandparents

François DUPONT Suzanne JARON (JAREL)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre PARADIS Jeanne MILLOIR

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marc-Antoine married Marthe GAGNE 22 October 1731 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marthe GAGNE was born 13 September 1711 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Marthe died 17 April 1742 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Marthe was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNE and Claire BUTEAU.

Marc-Antoine DUPONT died 19 September 1778 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marc-Antoine DUPONT

Marc-Antoine DUPONT married

Marthe GAGNE
Marriage date: 22 October 1731
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marthe GAGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNE and Claire BUTEAU

Children of Marc-Antoine DUPONT and Marthe GAGNE

Louis DUPONT

Born: 18 August 1736, St-Ferreol, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
Died: 12 August 1813, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte CARON 4 February 1765 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, 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 — 1707
9 April 1707
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Marc-Antoine DUPONT and Marthe GAGNE 22 October 1731, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Louis DUPONT was born 18 August 1736, St-Ferreol, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

Marc-Antoine was 29 years old.

1742 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marthe GAGNE died 17 April 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Louis DUPONT married 4 February 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada to Josephte CARON

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.