Madeleine GRAVEL

Born

28 May 1755 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Died

5 August 1797 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

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François GRAVEL Madeleine CHARBONNEAU

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Born: 28 May 1755 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Father: François GRAVEL

Mother: Madeleine CHARBONNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL , Marie-Madeleine ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents: François CHARBONNEAU , Marie-Suzanne ROCHON (ROCHERON)

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Madeleine married Pierre LAURENT dit LORTIE 4 July 1774 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LAURENT dit LORTIE was born 20 July 1754 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 5 August 1815 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAURENT dit LORTIE and Marie-Louise-Genevieve CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX).

Madeleine GRAVEL died 5 August 1797 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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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Madeleine GRAVEL married

Pierre LAURENT dit LORTIE
Marriage date: 4 July 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre LAURENT dit LORTIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAURENT dit LORTIE and Marie-Louise-Genevieve CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

Children of Pierre LAURENT dit LORTIE and Madeleine GRAVEL

Pierre LAURENT dit LORTIE

Born: abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Rose QUENNEVILLE 26 June 1797 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

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Birth — 1755
28 May 1755
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GRAVEL and Pierre LAURENT dit LORTIE 4 July 1774, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

She 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.