Madeleine RHEAUME

Born

16 August 1732 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

30 October 1778 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 16 August 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Madeleine RHEAUME

Father

Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME

Mother

Catherine COUSSY dite LAFLEUR (COURCY)

Grandparents of Madeleine RHEAUME

Paternal grandparents

Maurice RHÉAUME Marie-Anne VIVIER

Maternal grandparents

Pierre COUSSY dit LAFLEUR (COURCY) Françoise MASSARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Joseph DION 4 June 1753 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DION was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada. Joseph died 9 April 1772 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Pierre DION (GUYON) and Ursule LESSARD.

Madeleine RHEAUME died 30 October 1778 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine RHEAUME

Madeleine RHEAUME married

Joseph DION
Marriage date: 4 June 1753
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Joseph DION was the child of Pierre DION (GUYON) and Ursule LESSARD

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Children of Joseph DION and Madeleine RHEAUME

Pierre DION (GUYON)

Born: 23 May 1765, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 July 1832, Rigaud, Lower Canada

Married: Louise-Amable CHARLEBOIS 17 August 1789 Place: Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, 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 — 1732
16 August 1732
Québec, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine RHEAUME and Joseph DION 4 June 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre DION (GUYON) was born 23 May 1765, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Madeleine was 32 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DION died 9 April 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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.