Madeleine BRANCONNIER

Born

14 August 1708 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

29 January 1783 , Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER Françoise CHAPELAIN

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Born: 14 August 1708 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER

Mother: Françoise CHAPELAIN

Maternal grandparents: Bernard CHAPELAIN , Eleonore MOUILLARD

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Madeleine married Ignace GRAVEL 25 November 1737 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ignace GRAVEL was born 31 January 1708 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Ignace died 2 April 1787 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Ignace was the child of Claude GRAVEL and Jeanne CLOUTIER.

Madeleine BRANCONNIER died 29 January 1783 in Beaumont, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine BRANCONNIER married

Ignace GRAVEL
Marriage date: 25 November 1737
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Ignace GRAVEL was the child of Claude GRAVEL and Jeanne CLOUTIER

Children of Ignace GRAVEL and Madeleine BRANCONNIER

Madeleine GRAVEL

Born: 17 September 1738, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1777, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Guillaume ROY 30 July 1764 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Angelique GRAVEL

Born: 22 September 1742, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 5 May 1821, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Charles ROUILLARD 15 February 1768 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1708
14 August 1708
Saint-Laurent-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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BRANCONNIER and Ignace GRAVEL 25 November 1737, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 29 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Madeleine GRAVEL was born 17 September 1738, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Angelique GRAVEL was born 22 September 1742, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GRAVEL married 30 July 1764, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Guillaume ROY

1768 Marriage of Child
Angelique GRAVEL married 15 February 1768, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Charles ROUILLARD

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.