Françoise LEBLANC

Born

12 June 1721 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

5 February 1795 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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René LEBLANC dit LABRIE Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU

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Born: 12 June 1721 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Father: René LEBLANC dit LABRIE

Mother: Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas LEBLANC dit LABRIE , Marie-Madeleine DUTEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE , Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI

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Françoise married Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS 29 April 1749 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS was born 6 May 1725 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Antoine died 22 February 1801 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT.

Françoise LEBLANC died 5 February 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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
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Françoise LEBLANC married

Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS
Marriage date: 29 April 1749
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

Children of Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Françoise LEBLANC

Antoine DÉSILETS

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1835, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BIGOT 1 June 1772 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie Anne DÉSILETS dite DESROSIERS

Born: abt. 1752, , Canada
Died: 27 September 1833, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BOURG 24 January 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1721
12 June 1721
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Françoise LEBLANC and Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS 29 April 1749, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 27 years old.

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Antoine DÉSILETS married 1 June 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Madeleine BIGOT

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne DÉSILETS dite DESROSIERS married 24 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph BOURG

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

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