Marie GRAVEL

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5 December 1728 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1811 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Charles GRAVEL Marie-Anne GUERIN

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Born: 5 December 1728 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GRAVEL

Mother: Marie-Anne GUERIN

Paternal grandparents: Claude GRAVEL , Jeanne CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE , Anne GUILLOT

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Marie married Charles RHÉAUME 3 November 1751 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles RHÉAUME was born 18 June 1728 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Charles was the child of Gabriel RHÉAUME and Catherine SIMARD.

Marie GRAVEL died 8 May 1811 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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Charles RHÉAUME
Marriage date: 3 November 1751
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Charles RHÉAUME was the child of Gabriel RHÉAUME and Catherine SIMARD

Children of Charles RHÉAUME and Marie GRAVEL

Agathe RHÉAUME

Born: 18 June 1772, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 April 1818, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Benoit NOEL 8 May 1792 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1728
5 December 1728
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie GRAVEL and Charles RHÉAUME 3 November 1751, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 22 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.

1772 Birth of Child
Agathe RHÉAUME was born 18 June 1772, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 43 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.