Marguerite BEAUFORT

Born

19 April 1763 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 May 1824 , Champlain, Lower Canada

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Pierre BEAUFORT dit LIMOUSIN Marguerite-Francoise D'ALBERT dite ST-AGNAN

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Born: 19 April 1763 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre BEAUFORT dit LIMOUSIN

Mother: Marguerite-Francoise D'ALBERT dite ST-AGNAN

Paternal grandparents: Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT , Marie-Josephte DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents: Toussaint D'ALBERT , Marguerite LECOQ dite ST-ONGE

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Marguerite married Joseph BIGOT dit DUVAL 25 October 1779 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BIGOT dit DUVAL was born 5 September 1753 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Joseph was the child of Joseph-Marie BIGOT dit DUVAL and Marguerite GOUIN.

Marguerite BEAUFORT died 19 May 1824 in Champlain, 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 BEAUFORT married

Joseph BIGOT dit DUVAL
Marriage date: 25 October 1779
Marriage place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph BIGOT dit DUVAL was the child of Joseph-Marie BIGOT dit DUVAL and Marguerite GOUIN

Children of Joseph BIGOT dit DUVAL and Marguerite BEAUFORT

Louise BIGOT dite DUVAL

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 August 1865, Champlain, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER 22 February 1808 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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Birth — 1763
19 April 1763
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BEAUFORT and Joseph BIGOT dit DUVAL 25 October 1779, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 16 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

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Louise BIGOT dite DUVAL married 22 February 1808, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER

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