Madeleine DUFRESNE

Born

11 September 1739 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

18 June 1782 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis DUFRESNE Marie-Anne LEMELIN

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Born: 11 September 1739 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Louis DUFRESNE

Mother: Marie-Anne LEMELIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DUFRESNE , Marie-Madeleine CRÉPEAU

Maternal grandparents: Louis LEMELIN , Marie-Anne DELAUMAY (DELAUNAY)

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Madeleine married Louis GODBOUT 14 February 1757 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis GODBOUT was born 1 April 1734 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis died 8 March 1819 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Antoine GODBOUT and Genevieve ROULEAU.

Madeleine DUFRESNE died 18 June 1782 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine DUFRESNE married

Louis GODBOUT
Marriage date: 14 February 1757
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Louis GODBOUT was the child of Antoine GODBOUT and Genevieve ROULEAU

Children of Louis GODBOUT and Madeleine DUFRESNE

Madeleine GODBOUT

Born: 18 May 1762, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre COULOMBE 24 January 1785 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
11 September 1739
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DUFRESNE and Louis GODBOUT 14 February 1757, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Madeleine GODBOUT was born 18 May 1762, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 22 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.