Marie-Anne LESAGE

(b. 20 February 1716 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 19 October 1792 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne LESAGE was born 20 February 1716 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne LESAGE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESAGE and Marie-Josephe GERLAISE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE and Marie-Jeanne TRUDEL

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Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS 22 January 1738 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS was born 12 August 1706 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS and Marguerite-Marie AUBUCHON.

Marie-Anne LESAGE died 19 October 1792 in Louiseville, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Anne LESAGE

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Marie-Anne LESAGE married

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS-- Date: 22 January 1738 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
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Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS and Marguerite-Marie AUBUCHON

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Children of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne LESAGE:

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS (b.21 September 1739, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1814, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Anne BRANCHAUD 31 March 1761 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS (b.26 April 1742, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1806, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Francois BRANCHAUD 31 March 1761 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marguerite DESROSIERS (b.8 October 1744, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1803, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Julien LEFEBVRE 17 February 1765 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph DESROSIERS (b.29 January 1751, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1810, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS 9 January 1769 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Angelique DESROSIERS (b.24 October 1754, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1793, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX 2 March 1772 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1716 Birth
20 February 1716
Louiseville, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne LESAGE and Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS 22 January 1738, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

She was 21 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS was born 21 September 1739, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Anne was 23 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS was born 26 April 1742, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESROSIERS was born 8 October 1744, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph DESROSIERS was born 29 January 1751, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Anne was 34 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Angelique DESROSIERS was born 24 October 1754, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Anne was 38 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS married 31 March 1761, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Anne BRANCHAUD

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS married 31 March 1761, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Jean-Francois BRANCHAUD

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESROSIERS married 17 February 1765, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Pierre-Julien LEFEBVRE

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESROSIERS married 9 January 1769, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

1772 Marriage of Child
Angelique DESROSIERS married 2 March 1772, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Antoine LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX

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.