Marguerite ROUSSEAU

(b. 7 May 1734 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 26 December 1814 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite ROUSSEAU was born 7 May 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite ROUSSEAU was the child of Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU and Marguerite LAMOTHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin ROUSSEAU and Elisabeth THIBAULT (maternal) Jean DELAMOTHE and Anne BRUNEAU

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Marguerite married Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND 2 May 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND was born 5 May 1726 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-François was the child of François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Marie LEGRIS dite LEPINE.

Marguerite married (2) Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME 24 January 1785 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME was born 6 November 1735 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Laurent died 7 June 1799 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Laurent was the child of Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE).

Marguerite ROUSSEAU died 26 December 1814 in Saint-Sulpice, 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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Marguerite ROUSSEAU married

Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND-- Date: 2 May 1752 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND was the child of François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Marie LEGRIS dite LEPINE

Children of Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Marguerite ROUSSEAU:

Marie DEGUISE dite FLAMAND (b.1 February 1753, Québec, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1832, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada)

Joseph DEGUISE dit FLAMAND (b.19 March 1754, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1830, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Marie THOUIN 27 September 1785 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Angelique DEGUISE dite FLAMAND (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 March 1827, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada)

Jean-Baptiste DEGUISE dit FLAMAND (b.14 November 1775, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1853, )

Marguerite ROUSSEAU married

Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME-- Date: 24 January 1785 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
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Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME was the child of Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE)

Children of Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Marguerite ROUSSEAU:

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1734 Birth
7 May 1734
Québec, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROUSSEAU and Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND 2 May 1752 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 18 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie DEGUISE dite FLAMAND was born 1 February 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 18 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph DEGUISE dit FLAMAND was born 19 March 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 19 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEGUISE dit FLAMAND was born 14 November 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

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 / Partner
Marguerite ROUSSEAU and Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME 24 January 1785, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 50 years old.