Marie-Antoinette MAHEU

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23 November 1721 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

20 November 1795 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Pierre MAHEU Marie-Louise GIROUX

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Born: 23 November 1721 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MAHEU

Mother: Marie-Louise GIROUX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MAHEU , Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean GIROUX , Suzanne BÉLANGER

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Marie-Antoinette married François LEDOUX 14 September 1749 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François LEDOUX was born 8 May 1722 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). François died 28 September 1782 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Gabriel-Louis LEDOUX and Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR.

Marie-Antoinette MAHEU died 20 November 1795 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Marie-Antoinette MAHEU married

François LEDOUX
Marriage date: 14 September 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
François LEDOUX was the child of Gabriel-Louis LEDOUX and Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR

Children of François LEDOUX and Marie-Antoinette MAHEU

Joseph LEDOUX

Born: abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 August 1817, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BOUVIER 30 January 1775 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève LEDOUX

Born: 15 July 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1826, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: François JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 1 November 1781 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1721
23 November 1721
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Antoinette MAHEU and François LEDOUX 14 September 1749, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 27 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève LEDOUX was born 15 July 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Antoinette was 35 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 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEDOUX married 30 January 1775, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte BOUVIER

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève LEDOUX married 1 November 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François JARRET dit BEAUREGARD