Marguerite ROBERT

Born

20 September 1752 , Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

Died

5 October 1821 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Joseph FILION 24 November 1777 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph FILION was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada. Joseph was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Anne BOLDUC .

Parents & Family of Marguerite ROBERT

Parents of Marguerite ROBERT

Father

François ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE

Mother

Marie-Charlotte ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Grandparents of Marguerite ROBERT

Paternal grandparents

François ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE Marie LANCTOT

Maternal grandparents

Michel ROBIN dit LAPOINTE Angélique DUPRÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite ROBERT

Marguerite ROBERT married

Joseph FILION
Marriage date: 24 November 1777
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph FILION was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Anne BOLDUC

Children of Joseph FILION and Marguerite ROBERT

Pierre FILION

Born: 1 February 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 12 February 1857, Saint-Michel, Canada

Married: Marie ROY 4 November 1817 Place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1752
20 September 1752
Saint-Constant, 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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROBERT and Joseph FILION 24 November 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 25 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Pierre FILION was born 1 February 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

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

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Pierre FILION married 4 November 1817, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada to Marie ROY

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