Marie-Anne LEONARD

(b. 25 January 1745 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1826 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne LEONARD was born 25 January 1745 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne LEONARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD and Jeanne SÉGUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean SIMON dit LEONARD and Catherine LABELLE (maternal) François SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE and Marie-Louise FEUILLON (FILION)

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

Marie-Anne married Jean-Joseph-Antoine BOURGON dit SANSFAÇON 28 January 1765 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Joseph-Antoine BOURGON dit SANSFAÇON was born 28 October 1733 in Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, Chaffois, France. Jean-Joseph-Antoine died 18 December 1811 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada.

Marie-Anne LEONARD died 6 April 1826 in Saint-Eustache, 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 LEONARD married

Jean-Joseph-Antoine BOURGON dit SANSFAÇON-- Date: 28 January 1765 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Jean-Joseph-Antoine BOURGON dit SANSFAÇON and Marie-Anne LEONARD:

Elisabeth BOURGON (b.9 June 1768, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 October 1857, Saint-Eustache, Canada East)
m. Joseph DUQUET dit MADRY 6 February 1787 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1745 Birth
25 January 1745
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Marie-Anne LEONARD and Jean-Joseph-Antoine BOURGON dit SANSFAÇON 28 January 1765, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BOURGON was born 9 June 1768, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 23 years old.

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.