Cecile DUBE

Born

16 February 1736 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

25 July 1814 , Montréal, Lower Canada

Cecile married Leonard FRESNAY 5 July 1756 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leonard FRESNAY was born abt. 1731 in Venon, Grenoble, France. Leonard died 29 September 1817 in Montréal, Lower Canada .

Parents & Family of Cecile DUBE

Parents of Cecile DUBE

Father

Pierre DUBÉ

Mother

Marguerite SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN)

Grandparents of Cecile DUBE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DUBE Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents

Jean SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN) Anne-Louise DUBEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Cecile DUBE

Cecile DUBE married

Leonard FRESNAY
Marriage date: 5 July 1756
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame

Children of Leonard FRESNAY and Cecile DUBE

Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY

Born: 23 January 1776, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 June 1849, Montréal, Canada East

Married: Eustache DEMERS 5 October 1795 Place: Montréal, 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 — 1736
16 February 1736
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Cecile DUBE and Leonard FRESNAY 5 July 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 20 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY was born 23 January 1776, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Cecile was 39 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)

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY married 5 October 1795, Montréal, Lower Canada to Eustache DEMERS

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