Marguerite RANCOURT

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abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

19 March 1810 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Jean-Francois RANCOURT Louise POULIN

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Born: abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Francois RANCOURT

Mother: Louise POULIN

Paternal grandparents: Joseph RANCOURT , Marie PARENT

Maternal grandparents: Jean POULIN (POULAIN) , Louise PARÉ

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Marguerite married Eustache BACON 22 April 1743 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Eustache BACON was born 3 May 1719 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Eustache died 17 August 1799 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Eustache was the child of Joseph BACON and Dorothee CLOUTIER.

Marguerite RANCOURT died 19 March 1810 in Château-Richer, 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 RANCOURT married

Eustache BACON
Marriage date: 22 April 1743
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Eustache BACON was the child of Joseph BACON and Dorothee CLOUTIER

Children of Eustache BACON and Marguerite RANCOURT

Gabriel BACON

Born: 21 November 1749, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1820, Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise GAGNON 15 November 1773 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Anne BACON

Born: 24 July 1762, Château-Richer, Canada
Died: 3 September 1818, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Charles BUSSIERE 8 January 1782 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1743 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite RANCOURT and Eustache BACON 22 April 1743, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1749 Birth of Child
Gabriel BACON was born 21 November 1749, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BACON was born 24 July 1762, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Gabriel BACON married 15 November 1773, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Françoise GAGNON

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BACON married 8 January 1782, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Charles BUSSIERE

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)