Marie-Louise DROUIN

Born

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

Died

5 December 1799 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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François DROUIN Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS

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

Father: François DROUIN

Mother: Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas DROUIN , Marie LOIGNON

Maternal grandparents: Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS , Jeanne NOURICE

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Marie-Louise married André ASSELIN 19 April 1751 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
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.
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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Marie-Louise DROUIN married

André ASSELIN
Marriage date: 19 April 1751
Marriage 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-Louise ASSELIN

Born: 23 August 1758, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 19 June 1842, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada East

Married: Louis GAGNON 26 February 1781 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte ASSELIN

Born: 10 October 1762, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada
Died: 12 October 1854, Québec, Canada East

Married: Jacques BAUDON dit LARIVIERE 13 June 1791 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
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)

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ASSELIN was born 23 August 1758, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 27 years old.

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

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ASSELIN married 26 February 1781, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Louis GAGNON

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

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

Death — 1799
5 December 1799
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 68.

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