Marguerite SOUCY

Born

20 May 1739 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

7 August 1808 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Joseph-Jacques-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 29 April 1754 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Jacques-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada. Joseph-Jacques-Marie died 23 September 1793 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada. Joseph-Jacques-Marie was the child of Jacques ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Thérèse-Françoise BOUCHER dite CHAURET .

Parents & Family of Marguerite SOUCY

Parents of Marguerite SOUCY

Father

Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE

Mother

Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Grandparents of Marguerite SOUCY

Paternal grandparents

Pierre SOUCY Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

Maternal grandparents

Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite SOUCY

Marguerite SOUCY married

Joseph-Jacques-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE
Marriage date: 29 April 1754
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Joseph-Jacques-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was the child of Jacques ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Thérèse-Françoise BOUCHER dite CHAURET

Children of Joseph-Jacques-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marguerite SOUCY

Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born: 25 September 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 24 December 1833, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste ROBINSON 20 February 1775 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, 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 — 1739
20 May 1739
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite SOUCY and Joseph-Jacques-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 29 April 1754, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 14 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 25 September 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 16 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE married 20 February 1775, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean Baptiste ROBINSON

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.