Marguerite BEAUVAIS

Born

18 December 1739 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1821 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite BEAUVAIS

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Born: 18 December 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite BEAUVAIS

Father

Joseph BEAUVAIS

Mother

Marie-Marguerite LEMIEUX

Grandparents of Marguerite BEAUVAIS

Paternal grandparents

Raphael BEAUVAIS Elisabeth TURPIN

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel LEMIEUX Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Joseph BROSSEAU 29 October 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BROSSEAU was born 3 May 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Joseph died 16 March 1805 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph BROSSEAU and Françoise PINSONNEAULT.

Marguerite BEAUVAIS died 20 August 1821 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite BEAUVAIS

Marguerite BEAUVAIS married

Joseph BROSSEAU
Marriage date: 29 October 1764
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph BROSSEAU was the child of Joseph BROSSEAU and Françoise PINSONNEAULT

Children of Joseph BROSSEAU and Marguerite BEAUVAIS

Joseph BROSSEAU

Born: 14 September 1768, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Françoise SENECAL 3 October 1791 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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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
18 December 1739
La Prairie, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BEAUVAIS and Joseph BROSSEAU 29 October 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph BROSSEAU was born 14 September 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 28 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.