Marie-Madeleine DUFRESNE

Born

8 September 1758 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

10 January 1851 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Jacques DUFRESNE Marie-Anne LEDUC

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Born: 8 September 1758 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques DUFRESNE

Mother: Marie-Anne LEDUC

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE , Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Charles LEDUC , Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

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Marie-Madeleine married Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD 19 February 1781 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD was born 19 March 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis-Michel died 6 February 1831 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis-Michel was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Angélique-Geneviève GUYON.

Marie-Madeleine DUFRESNE died 10 January 1851 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
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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-Madeleine DUFRESNE married

Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD
Marriage date: 19 February 1781
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Angélique-Geneviève GUYON

Children of Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD and Marie-Madeleine DUFRESNE

Etienne BLANCHARD dit RAYNAULT

Born: 19 April 1789, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 January 1886, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Archange BEAUDRY 2 October 1827 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charlotte BLANCHARD dite RENAUD

Born: 5 September 1799, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 24 September 1871, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

Married: François ARCHAMBAULT 6 October 1817 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1758
8 September 1758
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DUFRESNE and Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD 19 February 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Etienne BLANCHARD dit RAYNAULT was born 19 April 1789, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine was 30 years old.

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

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

1799 Birth of Child
Charlotte BLANCHARD dite RENAUD was born 5 September 1799, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine was 41 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BLANCHARD dite RENAUD married 6 October 1817, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François ARCHAMBAULT

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Etienne BLANCHARD dit RAYNAULT married 2 October 1827, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Archange BEAUDRY

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England