Marie-Louise DROUIN

(b. 26 August 1731 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1799 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise DROUIN was born 26 August 1731 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise DROUIN was the child of François DROUIN and Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas DROUIN and Marie LOIGNON (maternal) Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Jeanne NOURICE

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

Marie-Louise married André ASSELIN 19 April 1751 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. André ASSELIN was born 30 November 1726 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. André died 26 June 1780 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. André was the child of François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE.

Marie-Louise DROUIN died 5 December 1799 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.
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Marie-Louise DROUIN married

André ASSELIN-- Date: 19 April 1751 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
André ASSELIN was the child of François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE

Children of André ASSELIN and Marie-Louise DROUIN:

Marie-Josephte ASSELIN (b.10 October 1762, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada d. 12 October 1854, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques BAUDON dit LARIVIERE 13 June 1791 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
26 August 1731
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise DROUIN and André ASSELIN 19 April 1751, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ASSELIN was born 10 October 1762, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 31 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 - 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.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
André ASSELIN died 26 June 1780, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ASSELIN married 13 June 1791, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jacques BAUDON dit LARIVIERE