Marguerite DESCHAMPS

Born

20 July 1742 , Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

6 February 1794 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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Adrien DESCHAMPS dit LALIBERTÉ Marthe BECHET

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Born: 20 July 1742 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Father: Adrien DESCHAMPS dit LALIBERTÉ

Mother: Marthe BECHET

Maternal grandparents: Yves BECHET dit SANSOUCY , Henriette BALAN dite LACOMBE

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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 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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Marguerite DESCHAMPS married

Pierre GIRARD dit PRESSE
Marriage date: 21 April 1760
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada

Children of Pierre GIRARD dit PRESSE and Marguerite DESCHAMPS

Modeste PRESSE

Born: 3 January 1785, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 May 1847, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne BARIL 6 November 1809 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1742
20 July 1742
Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite 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.