Marie-Marthe MICHON

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28 February 1751 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

18 May 1833 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Charles MICHON Marie-Anne DUFRESNE

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Born: 28 February 1751 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Charles MICHON

Mother: Marie-Anne DUFRESNE

Paternal grandparents: Abel MICHON , Josephte THIBODEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DUFRESNE , Marie-Madeleine CRÉPEAU

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Marie-Marthe married Francois MEUNIER 25 September 1769 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois MEUNIER was born 14 December 1740 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Francois died 9 September 1820 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Francois was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Antoinette GIARD.

Marie-Marthe MICHON died 18 May 1833 in Contrecœur, 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-Marthe MICHON married

Francois MEUNIER
Marriage date: 25 September 1769
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois MEUNIER was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Antoinette GIARD

Children of Francois MEUNIER and Marie-Marthe MICHON

Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Born: 3 July 1770, Saint-Jude, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 September 1836, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Francois-Xavier GAUDET 20 September 1791 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Born: 17 April 1781, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 January 1843, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Thomas DOZOIS dit CHICOINE 24 February 1800 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1751
28 February 1751
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marthe MICHON and Francois MEUNIER 25 September 1769, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 18 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 3 July 1770, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marthe was 19 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 17 April 1781, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Marthe was 30 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 20 September 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Francois-Xavier GAUDET

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 24 February 1800, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Thomas DOZOIS dit CHICOINE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England