Marie-Anne DANSEREAU

Born

30 January 1749 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1823 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne married Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 19 October 1767 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was born 19 August 1747 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Joseph died 11 June 1814 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marthe LEDOUX .

Parents & Family of Marie-Anne DANSEREAU

Parents of Marie-Anne DANSEREAU

Father

Joseph DANSEREAU

Mother

Marie-Anne-Zephirine BOISSEAU

Grandparents of Marie-Anne DANSEREAU

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DANSEREAU Angélique ABÉROUX

Maternal grandparents

Vincent BOISSEAU dit BELLEVUE Marie-Marguerite VOLANT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne DANSEREAU

Marie-Anne DANSEREAU married

Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE
Marriage date: 19 October 1767
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was the child of Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marthe LEDOUX

Children of Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne DANSEREAU

Marie-Anne FOISY

Born: 20 October 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois DEMERS 4 July 1791 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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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 — 1749
30 January 1749
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DANSEREAU and Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 19 October 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 18 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FOISY was born 20 October 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Anne was 19 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.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FOISY married 4 July 1791, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Francois DEMERS

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

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

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE died 11 June 1814, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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

Death — 1823
6 March 1823
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 74.

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