Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Born

7 May 1734 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

26 December 1814 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Jean-François was the child of François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Marie LEGRIS dite LEPINE .

Marguerite married 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, Canada, New France. Laurent died 7 June 1799 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada. Laurent was the child of Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE) .

Parents & Family of Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Parents of Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Father

Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU

Mother

Marguerite LAMOTHE

Grandparents of Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents

Martin ROUSSEAU Elisabeth THIBAULT

Maternal grandparents

Jean DELAMOTHE Anne BRUNEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Marguerite ROUSSEAU married

Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND
Marriage date: 2 May 1752
Marriage 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

Born: 1 February 1753, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1832, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Joseph DEGUISE dit FLAMAND

Born: 19 March 1754, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1830, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie THOUIN 27 September 1785 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Angelique DEGUISE dite FLAMAND

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 March 1827, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste DEGUISE dit FLAMAND

Born: 14 November 1775, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1853,

Marguerite ROUSSEAU married

Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME
Marriage date: 24 January 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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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 — 1734
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.