Marie-Anne GIGUERE

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17 May 1739 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

4 January 1802 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Louis GIGUERE Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

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Born: 17 May 1739 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GIGUERE

Mother: Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Paternal grandparents: Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS , Marie-Françoise PINARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS , Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)

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Marie-Anne married Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ 22 February 1762 in Yamaska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ was born 2 August 1727 in France. Joseph died 29 June 1773 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).

Marie-Anne married (2) Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER 12 June 1786 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER was born 28 January 1736 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Jean-Baptiste died 12 April 1807 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Rene-Lucien CHEVALIER and Genevieve RICHARD.

Marie-Anne GIGUERE died 4 January 1802 in Yamaska, 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-Anne GIGUERE married

Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ
Marriage date: 22 February 1762
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada

Children of Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Anne GIGUERE

Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ

Born: 3 November 1763, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 July 1848, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Marguerite LASALLE dite TALUSSIER 20 May 1787 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 October 1844, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Louis PARENT 25 June 1787 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Luc FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1810,

Married: Marguerite HEBERT 27 October 1800 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne GIGUERE married

Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER
Marriage date: 12 June 1786
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER was the child of Rene-Lucien CHEVALIER and Genevieve RICHARD

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Birth — 1739
17 May 1739
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GIGUERE and Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ 22 February 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 22 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ was born 3 November 1763, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ died 29 June 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GIGUERE and Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER 12 June 1786, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 47 years old.

1787 Marriage of Child
Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ married 20 May 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marguerite LASALLE dite TALUSSIER

1787 Marriage of Child
Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE married 25 June 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Louis PARENT

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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Jean-Luc FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ married 27 October 1800, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marguerite HEBERT

Death — 1802
4 January 1802
Yamaska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 62.

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