Marthe VERIEUL

Born

26 October 1728 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

2 June 1800 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Joseph VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL)Marguerite BUTEAU

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Born: 26 October 1728 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL)

Mother: Marguerite BUTEAU

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) , Marguerite HIARDIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BUTEAU , Marie-Pérette LORIOT (LAURIAULT)

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Marthe married Jean PLANTE 19 February 1759 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean PLANTE was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean died 20 October 1811 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean was the child of Pierre PLANTE and Angelique HAVARD (AVARE).

Marthe VERIEUL died 2 June 1800 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Marthe VERIEUL married

Jean PLANTE
Marriage date: 19 February 1759
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean PLANTE was the child of Pierre PLANTE and Angelique HAVARD (AVARE)

Children of Jean PLANTE and Marthe VERIEUL

Jean PLANTE

Born: 9 June 1769, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 June 1797, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte DOYON 11 November 1788 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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Birth — 1728
26 October 1728
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Marthe VERIEUL and Jean PLANTE 19 February 1759, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 30 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean PLANTE was born 9 June 1769, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marthe was 40 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)

1788 Marriage of Child
Jean PLANTE married 11 November 1788, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie-Josephte DOYON

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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