Marie-Therese FORGUES

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18 July 1726 , La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Died

8 August 1806 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Joseph FORGUES Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

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Born: 18 July 1726 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph FORGUES

Mother: Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORGUES , Marie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE , Jeanne COULOMBE

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Marie-Therese married Rene PRUNEAU 28 February 1745 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rene PRUNEAU was born 9 October 1724 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Rene died 15 April 1784 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Rene was the child of René PRUNEAU and Anne LEROUX dite CARDINAL.

Marie-Therese FORGUES died 8 August 1806 in Québec, Lower 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.

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Marie-Therese FORGUES married

Rene PRUNEAU
Marriage date: 28 February 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Rene PRUNEAU was the child of René PRUNEAU and Anne LEROUX dite CARDINAL

Children of Rene PRUNEAU and Marie-Therese FORGUES

Francois PRUNEAU

Born: 6 March 1752, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 October 1825, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise JOLIVET 1 July 1771 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1726
18 July 1726
La Durantaye, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Therese FORGUES and Rene PRUNEAU 28 February 1745, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Francois PRUNEAU was born 6 March 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Therese was 25 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Francois PRUNEAU married 1 July 1771, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Francoise JOLIVET

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.