Marie-Charlotte MERCIER

Born

5 March 1717 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

5 April 1766 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine MERCIER Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)

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Born: 5 March 1717 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine MERCIER

Mother: Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MERCIER , Marguerite LAMAIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MILLET , Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

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Marie-Charlotte married Pierre FAVRON 17 January 1735 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Pierre FAVRON was born 4 March 1694 in Saint-Carné, Côtes d'Armor, Bretagne, France. Pierre died 29 March 1776 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada.

Marie-Charlotte MERCIER died 5 April 1766 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Charlotte MERCIER

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Marie-Charlotte MERCIER married

Pierre FAVRON
Marriage date: 17 January 1735
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Children of Pierre FAVRON and Marie-Charlotte MERCIER

Pierre-Joseph FAVRON

Born: 2 August 1735, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 25 August 1790, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph FAVRON

Born: 21 September 1737, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 25 November 1811, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise MASSON 1765 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Therese PRUDHOMME (PRUD'HOMME) 26 November 1799 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FAVRON

Born: 9 June 1739, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1739, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Augustin FAVRON

Born: 19 October 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1752, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Josephte FAVRON

Born: 6 August 1742, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1790, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne FAVRON

Born: 21 April 1744, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 5 May 1744, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Prisque FAVRON

Born: 22 September 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 14 December 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Marie-Gertrude FAVRON

Born: 13 October 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 25 December 1770, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin LABERGE 18 April 1768 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRON

Born: 24 May 1748, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 26 February 1820, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DROLET 8 October 1770 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FAVRON

Born: 20 September 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Genevieve FAVRON

Born: 6 November 1752, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1810, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Charlotte FAVRON

Born: 17 June 1754, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 9 April 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean Charles AUGER 9 January 1775 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques CARRE dit LAROCHE 15 February 1779 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste FAVRON

Born: 17 February 1756, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 9 August 1830, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise MORIN 7 October 1776 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise-Josephe TRUDEL 16 August 1802 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

François-Desales FAVRON

Born: 7 January 1758, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 13 April 1787, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth LIBERGE 6 June 1785 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1717
5 March 1717
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte MERCIER - Baptism (part 1)

Baptism (part 1)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Charlotte MERCIER - Baptism (part 2) Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec

Baptism (part 2)
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte MERCIER and Pierre FAVRON 17 January 1735, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

Marie-Charlotte MERCIER - 1735 marriage (part 1)

1735 marriage (part 1)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1735 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph FAVRON was born 2 August 1735, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 18 years old.

Marie-Charlotte MERCIER - 1735 marriage (part 2)

1735 marriage (part 2)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1737 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph FAVRON was born 21 September 1737, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 20 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FAVRON was born 9 June 1739, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 22 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Augustin FAVRON was born 19 October 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 23 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FAVRON was born 6 August 1742, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 25 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FAVRON was born 21 April 1744, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 27 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Prisque FAVRON was born 22 September 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Gertrude FAVRON was born 13 October 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 29 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRON was born 24 May 1748, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 31 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FAVRON was born 20 September 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 32 years old.

1752 Death of Child
Augustin FAVRON died 11 April 1752, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Charlotte was 35 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Genevieve FAVRON was born 6 November 1752, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Charlotte was 35 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte FAVRON was born 17 June 1754, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 37 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FAVRON was born 17 February 1756, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 38 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
François-Desales FAVRON was born 7 January 1758, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 40 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.