Marguerite
DESCHAMPS
(b.
20 July 1742
,
Nicolet, Canada, New France
d.
6 February 1794
,
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite DESCHAMPS was born 20 July 1742 in Nicolet, Canada, New France
Marguerite DESCHAMPS was the child of Adrien DESCHAMPS dit LALIBERTÉ and Marthe BECHET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Yves BECHET dit SANSOUCY and Henriette BALAN dite LACOMBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Pierre GIRARD dit PRESSE 21 April 1760 in Trois-Rivières, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GIRARD dit PRESSE was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 1 July 1809 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).
Marguerite DESCHAMPS died 6 February 1794 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Marguerite DESCHAMPS
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Pierre GIRARD dit PRESSE-- Date: 21 April 1760 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada
Children of Pierre GIRARD dit PRESSE and Marguerite DESCHAMPS:
Modeste PRESSE (b.3 January 1785, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 May 1847, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East)
m. Marie-Anne BARIL 6 November 1809 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
Pierre GIRARD dit PRESSE-- Date: 21 April 1760 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada Children of Pierre GIRARD dit PRESSE and Marguerite DESCHAMPS:
Modeste PRESSE (b.3 January 1785, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 May 1847, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East)m. Marie-Anne BARIL 6 November 1809 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
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1742 Birth 20 July 1742
Nicolet, Canada, New France
1760 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite DESCHAMPS and Pierre GIRARD dit PRESSE 21 April 1760, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
She was 17 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 - 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Birth of ChildModeste PRESSE was born 3 January 1785, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Marguerite was 42 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1794 Death 6 February 1794
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 51.
Postcards and Memories of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
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- Updated: 3/25/2025 12:41:25 PM
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