Marie-Anne VEZINA

Born

2 March 1748 , Donnacona, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1799 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

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Louis VEZINA Marie-Anne FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT

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Born: 2 March 1748 in Donnacona, Canada, New France

Father: Louis VEZINA

Mother: Marie-Anne FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT

Paternal grandparents: Charles VEZINA , Louise GODIN

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas FAUCHER dit CHATEAUVERT , Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

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Marie-Anne married Joseph MATTE 3 February 1772 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MATTE was born 14 July 1745 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Joseph died 29 August 1776 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Joseph was the child of Joseph MATTE and Marie-Angelique BERTRAND.

Marie-Anne VEZINA died 2 April 1799 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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-Anne VEZINA married

Joseph MATTE
Marriage date: 3 February 1772
Marriage place: Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph MATTE was the child of Joseph MATTE and Marie-Angelique BERTRAND

Children of Joseph MATTE and Marie-Anne VEZINA

Pierre MATTE

Born: 20 February 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 January 1831, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Pelagie LACROIX 19 June 1811 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1748
2 March 1748
Donnacona, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne VEZINA and Joseph MATTE 3 February 1772, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

She was 23 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Pierre MATTE was born 20 February 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Anne was 25 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.