Marguerite MARCHAND

Born

27 July 1781 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 July 1837 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 2 February 1801 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was born 10 March 1740 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . Alexis died 15 September 1810 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Alexis was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL .

Parents & Family of Marguerite MARCHAND

Parents of Marguerite MARCHAND

Father

Ignace MARCHAND

Mother

Marie-Anne-Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL

Grandparents of Marguerite MARCHAND

Paternal grandparents

Louis-Joachim MARCHAND Marie-Josephte RIVARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie BIGOT dit DUVAL Marguerite GOUIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite MARCHAND

Marguerite MARCHAND married

Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY
Marriage date: 2 February 1801
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

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Children of Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY and Marguerite MARCHAND

Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Born: abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Born: abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 October 1852, Québec, Canada East

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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 — 1781
27 July 1781
Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MARCHAND and Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 2 February 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 19 years old.

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY died 15 September 1810, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England