Marie-Marguerite PERRAS

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27 June 1724 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

21 September 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Madeleine ROY

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Born: 27 June 1724 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine ROY

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE , Denise LEMAITRE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY , Catherine DUCHARME

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Marie-Marguerite married Paul-François CARDINAL 14 February 1746 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Paul-François CARDINAL was born 23 September 1717 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Paul-François was the child of Daniel CARDINAL and Madeleine GIBEAU.

Marie-Marguerite PERRAS died 21 September 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marie-Marguerite PERRAS married

Paul-François CARDINAL
Marriage date: 14 February 1746
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Paul-François CARDINAL was the child of Daniel CARDINAL and Madeleine GIBEAU

Children of Paul-François CARDINAL and Marie-Marguerite PERRAS

François-Daniel CARDINAL

Born: 20 April 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Michelle-Archange SURPRENANT 2 March 1772 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marguerite CARDINAL

Born: 5 April 1752, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1783 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: René DUPUIS 12 February 1770 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1724
27 June 1724
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite PERRAS and Paul-François CARDINAL 14 February 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
François-Daniel CARDINAL was born 20 April 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARDINAL was born 5 April 1752, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 27 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CARDINAL married 12 February 1770 , Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to René DUPUIS

1772 Marriage of Child
François-Daniel CARDINAL married 2 March 1772, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Michelle-Archange SURPRENANT

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.

1783 Death of Child
Marguerite CARDINAL died 28 August 1783 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 59 years old.

Death — 1784
21 September 1784
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 60.

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