Marie LACROIX

Born

24 February 1757 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

24 November 1821 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Marie married Joseph-Arthur LACROIX 21 October 1782 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Arthur LACROIX was born 22 September 1756 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France. Joseph-Arthur died 5 February 1803 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . Joseph-Arthur was the child of Joseph-Nicolas LACROIX and Marie-Josephte BLOUIN .

Parents & Family of Marie LACROIX

Parents of Marie LACROIX

Father

Charles LACROIX

Mother

Marianne PATRY

Grandparents of Marie LACROIX

Paternal grandparents

Louis LACROIX Suzanne LABRECQUE

Maternal grandparents

André PATRY Catherine PRUNEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie LACROIX

Marie LACROIX married

Joseph-Arthur LACROIX
Marriage date: 21 October 1782
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Arthur LACROIX was the child of Joseph-Nicolas LACROIX and Marie-Josephte BLOUIN

Children of Joseph-Arthur LACROIX and Marie LACROIX

Joseph LACROIX

Born: 16 September 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS 9 September 1811 Place: Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Jean LACROIX

Born: 3 June 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite COMTOIS 13 May 1822 Place: Trois-Rivières, 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 — 1757
24 February 1757
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marie LACROIX and Joseph-Arthur LACROIX 21 October 1782, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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)

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph LACROIX was born 16 September 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie was 30 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)

1800 Birth of Child
Jean LACROIX was born 3 June 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie was 43 years old.