Angélique DUCHESNE

(b. 30 March 1710 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1795 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Angélique DUCHESNE was born 30 March 1710 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Angélique DUCHESNE was the child of Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Catherine RIVET (maternal) Michel TREMBLAY and Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Angélique married Augustin LAVOIE 7 February 1729 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Augustin LAVOIE was born 12 January 1704 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Augustin was the child of Joseph LAVOIE and Marie-Françoise GUIMOND.

Angélique DUCHESNE died 27 August 1795 in Chambly, 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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Angélique DUCHESNE married

Augustin LAVOIE-- Date: 7 February 1729 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Augustin LAVOIE was the child of Joseph LAVOIE and Marie-Françoise GUIMOND

Children of Augustin LAVOIE and Angélique DUCHESNE:

Joseph LAVOIE (b.9 December 1729, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1802, Chambly, Lower Canada )

René LAVOIE (b.1 September 1732, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise FONTAINE 12 October 1761 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Josephe LAVOIE (b.1 November 1734, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1811, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques MASSE 30 June 1758 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Françoise LAVOIE (b.7 April 1740, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. François LITTLEFIELD 8 February 1768 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1710 Birth
30 March 1710
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Angélique DUCHESNE and Augustin LAVOIE 7 February 1729, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 18 years old.

1729 marriage

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

1729 Birth of Child
Joseph LAVOIE was born 9 December 1729, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Angélique was 19 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
René LAVOIE was born 1 September 1732, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Angélique was 22 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Josephe LAVOIE was born 1 November 1734, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Angélique was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LAVOIE was born 7 April 1740, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Angélique was 30 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Josephe LAVOIE married 30 June 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jacques MASSE

1761 Marriage of Child
René LAVOIE married 12 October 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Louise FONTAINE

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LAVOIE married 8 February 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to François LITTLEFIELD

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.