Marguerite Anne LEGER

Born

6 April 1733 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

1 January 1826 , Tidache, Cap Pele, New Brunswick, Canada

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Jean LEGER dit LAROSETTE Marie Marguerite COMEAU

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Born: 6 April 1733 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Jean LEGER dit LAROSETTE

Mother: Marie Marguerite COMEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE , Madeleine TRAHAN

Maternal grandparents: Abraham COMEAU , Marguerite PITRE

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Marguerite Anne married Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON abt. 1758 in Acadia . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON was born March 1734 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Pierre Dit Pitre died 20 August 1825 in Tediche, Canada East, Canada. Pierre Dit Pitre was the child of Pierre DOIRON and Marie Anne FOREST.

Marguerite Anne LEGER died 1 January 1826 in Tidache, Cap Pele, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Marguerite Anne LEGER married

Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON
Marriage date: abt. 1758
Marriage place: , Acadia
Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON was the child of Pierre DOIRON and Marie Anne FOREST

Children of Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON and Marguerite Anne LEGER

Joseph Amable DOIRON

Born: 30 January 1762, La Butte, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: May 1863,

Married: Catherine DOWNEY (DOWNING) 7 August 1786

Jean Baptiste DOIRON

Born: 11 March 1764, Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DOWNEY (DOWNING) 7 August 1786

Pierre DOIRON

Born: 9 July 1767, Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 6 May 1848,

Marie Josephte DOIRON

Born: 14 April 1770, Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 14 September 1834, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste VAUTOUR 1790

Louise DOIRON

Born: 20 August 1772, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 26 November 1828,

Married: Louis-Jerome GAUVIN 1790 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Josephe DOIRON

Born: 3 September 1775, Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 29 December 1866, Cap Pele, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste DOWNING 16 November 1812 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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Birth — 1733
6 April 1733
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph Amable DOIRON was born 30 January 1762, La Butte, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

Marguerite Anne was 28 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste DOIRON was born 11 March 1764, Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Marguerite Anne was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre DOIRON was born 9 July 1767, Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Marguerite Anne was 34 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie Josephte DOIRON was born 14 April 1770, Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Marguerite Anne was 37 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Louise DOIRON was born 20 August 1772, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada

Marguerite Anne was 39 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie Josephe DOIRON was born 3 September 1775, Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Marguerite Anne was 42 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

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

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe DOIRON married 16 November 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Jean Baptiste DOWNING

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)