Marie-Josephe CHENIER

Born

15 January 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

9 November 1803 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CHENIER Barbe RAPIN

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Born: 15 January 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHENIER

Mother: Barbe RAPIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean CHENIER , Geneviève FERRÉ

Maternal grandparents: André RAPIN dit LAMUSETTE , Clémence JARRY

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Marie-Josephe married François VIGER 29 February 1740 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
François VIGER was born 26 October 1707 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). François died 24 May 1789 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). François was the child of François VIGER and Françoise LAMOUREUX.

Marie-Josephe CHENIER died 9 November 1803 in Boucherville, 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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François VIGER
Marriage date: 29 February 1740
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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François VIGER was the child of François VIGER and Françoise LAMOUREUX

Children of François VIGER and Marie-Josephe CHENIER

Françoise-Marie VIGER

Born: abt. 1741, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1805, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada

Pascal-Joseph VIGER

Born: 25 March 1742, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 17 May 1769, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie Anne VIGER

Born: 24 March 1743, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 20 December 1769, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory

Marie-Josephe VIGER

Born: 21 February 1745, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1818, Longueuil, Lower Canada

François VIGER

Born: 30 November 1752, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Isabelle VIGER

Born: 25 February 1755, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Marguerite VIGER

Born: 27 December 1757, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 17 August 1834, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BERTHELET 2 February 1779 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste VIGER

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte LABERGE 26 April 1792 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1718
15 January 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe CHENIER and François VIGER 29 February 1740 , Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Pascal-Joseph VIGER was born 25 March 1742, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Josephe was 24 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie Anne VIGER was born 24 March 1743, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe VIGER was born 21 February 1745, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Josephe was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
François VIGER was born 30 November 1752, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Josephe was 34 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Isabelle VIGER was born 25 February 1755, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Josephe was 37 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite VIGER was born 27 December 1757, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Josephe was 39 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.

1769 Death of Child
Pascal-Joseph VIGER died 17 May 1769, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Josephe was 51 years old.

1769 Death of Child
Marie Anne VIGER died 20 December 1769, Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA

Marie-Josephe was 51 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite VIGER married 2 February 1779, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre BERTHELET

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
François VIGER died 24 May 1789, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIGER married 26 April 1792, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte LABERGE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1803
9 November 1803
Boucherville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 85.

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