Marguerite HENRY

Born

abt. 1743 , Canada

Died

28 July 1809 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1743 in Canada

Parents of Marguerite HENRY

Father

Pierre HENRY

Mother

Marguerite BRAZEAU (BRASSEUR)

Grandparents of Marguerite HENRY

Paternal grandparents

Robert HENRY Marie-Madeleine GODIN dite CHATILLON

Maternal grandparents

Mathieu BRAZEAU (BRASSEUR) Jeanne CÉLESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE

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

Marguerite married Germain Jacques GIROUARD 4 July 1763 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . Germain Jacques GIROUARD was born abt. 1711 in Acadia, Canada. Germain Jacques died 31 May 1779 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada . Germain Jacques was the child of Germain GIROUARD and Marie DOUCET.

Marguerite HENRY died 28 July 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite HENRY

Marguerite HENRY married

Germain Jacques GIROUARD
Marriage date: 4 July 1763
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Germain Jacques GIROUARD was the child of Germain GIROUARD and Marie DOUCET

Children of Germain Jacques GIROUARD and Marguerite HENRY

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite HENRY and Germain Jacques GIROUARD 4 July 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Germain Jacques GIROUARD died 31 May 1779, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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)

Death — 1809
28 July 1809
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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