Marguerite MARCHAND

(b. 27 July 1781 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 July 1837 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite MARCHAND was born 27 July 1781 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite MARCHAND was the child of Ignace MARCHAND and Marie-Anne-Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Joachim MARCHAND and Marie-Josephte RIVARD (maternal) Joseph-Marie BIGOT dit DUVAL and Marguerite GOUIN

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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, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Alexis died 15 September 1810 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Alexis was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL.

Marguerite MARCHAND died 20 July 1837 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Marguerite MARCHAND married

Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY-- Date: 2 February 1801 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 (b.abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY (b.abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 October 1852, Québec, Canada East )

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1781 Birth
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