Marie-Marguerite HERPIN

(b. 6 July 1746 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1806 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Marguerite HERPIN was born 6 July 1746 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite HERPIN was the child of Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Angélique THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Agnes MARTIN (maternal) Nicolas THIBAULT and Marie-Thérèse MASTA

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Marie-Marguerite married Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN 13 October 1766 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN was born 2 October 1741 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Jean Baptiste was the child of Louis Joseph CYR and Marie Josephe CORMIER.

Marie-Marguerite HERPIN died 25 April 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Marguerite HERPIN married

Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN-- Date: 13 October 1766 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN was the child of Louis Joseph CYR and Marie Josephe CORMIER

Children of Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN and Marie-Marguerite HERPIN:

Alexis CYR (b.28 May 1785, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe DUPUIS 13 January 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1746 Birth
6 July 1746
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite HERPIN and Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN 13 October 1766, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 20 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 Birth of Child
Alexis CYR was born 28 May 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Marguerite was 38 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)