Marguerite BLANCHET

Born

17 March 1753 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

21 April 1841 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

Marguerite married Louis LEMIEUX 20 January 1779 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis LEMIEUX was born 17 June 1741 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Louis died 28 June 1826 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Louis was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Louise GAMACHE .

Parents & Family of Marguerite BLANCHET

Parents of Marguerite BLANCHET

Father

Louis BLANCHET

Mother

Marguerite GERBERT dite JALBERT

Grandparents of Marguerite BLANCHET

Paternal grandparents

Louis BLANCHET Angélique JOLY

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GERBERT dit JALBERT Marguerite AUBERTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite BLANCHET

Marguerite BLANCHET married

Louis LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 20 January 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis LEMIEUX was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Louise GAMACHE

Children of Louis LEMIEUX and Marguerite BLANCHET

Marguerite LEMIEUX

Born: 25 February 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GAGNE 20 June 1803 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1753
17 March 1753
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BLANCHET and Louis LEMIEUX 20 January 1779, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEMIEUX was born 25 February 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

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)

1803 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LEMIEUX married 20 June 1803, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada to Pierre GAGNE

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)