Marguerite PLOUFFE

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1 August 1724 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

23 January 1809 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Jean PLOUFFE Marie CHAPACOU

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Born: 1 August 1724 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PLOUFFE

Mother: Marie CHAPACOU

Paternal grandparents: Jean PLOUFFE , Marie-Madeleine GUILLEBOEUF

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Joseph CHAPACOU , Marie POUTRE

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Marguerite married Pierre BOIVIN 19 April 1746 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre BOIVIN was born 22 October 1724 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Pierre died 5 February 1807 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Charles BOIVIN and Anne-Aimee POULIN.

Marguerite PLOUFFE died 23 January 1809 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada.
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Marguerite PLOUFFE married

Pierre BOIVIN
Marriage date: 19 April 1746
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Pierre BOIVIN was the child of Charles BOIVIN and Anne-Aimee POULIN

Children of Pierre BOIVIN and Marguerite PLOUFFE

Pierre BOIVIN

Born: 6 February 1755, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Amable GOYETTE 2 October 1780 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine BOIVIN

Born: 14 January 1763, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine SAUSSIGOT 25 January 1785 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1724
1 August 1724
Verchères, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PLOUFFE and Pierre BOIVIN 19 April 1746, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 21 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre BOIVIN was born 6 February 1755, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Antoine BOIVIN was born 14 January 1763, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 38 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.