Madeleine RIVET

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9 May 1720 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

18 December 1793 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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René RIVET Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Born: 9 May 1720 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: René RIVET

Mother: Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU)

Paternal grandparents: Maurice RIVET , Marie-Moise CUSSON

Maternal grandparents: Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS , Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

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Madeleine married Michel MARTIN 25 November 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel MARTIN was born 29 November 1729 in France. Michel died 10 February 1755 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Michel was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Perrine RIGAUD.

Madeleine RIVET died 18 December 1793 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Madeleine RIVET married

Michel MARTIN
Marriage date: 25 November 1754
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Michel MARTIN was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Perrine RIGAUD

Children of Michel MARTIN and Madeleine RIVET

Marie-Anne MARTIN

Born: abt. 1760, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1720
9 May 1720
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine RIVET and Michel MARTIN 25 November 1754 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 34 years old.

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel MARTIN died 10 February 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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.