Marguerite LEGAULT

Born

12 August 1768 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 June 1847 , Ile-Bizard, Quebec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS Suzanne CARDINAL

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Born: 12 August 1768 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

Mother: Suzanne CARDINAL

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS , Marie-Anne-Clemence DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS

Maternal grandparents: François CARDINAL , Marie-Josephte MELOCHE

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Marguerite married Jacques-Amable THEORET 23 February 1784 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques-Amable THEORET was born 18 September 1761 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Jacques-Amable died 24 May 1834 in Ile-Bizard, Quebec, Canada. Jacques-Amable was the child of Jacques-Amable THEORET and Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON.

Marguerite LEGAULT died 24 June 1847 in Ile-Bizard, Quebec, 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
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1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jacques-Amable THEORET
Marriage date: 23 February 1784
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques-Amable THEORET was the child of Jacques-Amable THEORET and Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON

Children of Jacques-Amable THEORET and Marguerite LEGAULT

Basile THEORET

Born: 11 July 1808, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Died: 5 April 1883, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Married: Anastasie CLAUDE 13 January 1834 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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Birth — 1768
12 August 1768
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LEGAULT and Jacques-Amable THEORET 23 February 1784, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 15 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Birth of Child
Basile THEORET was born 11 July 1808, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England