Marguerite LEFORT

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5 September 1734 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

29 September 1783 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE Marguerite FAVREAU

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Born: 5 September 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE

Mother: Marguerite FAVREAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE , Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS , Marie-Madeleine EMERY dite CODERRE

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Marguerite married Pierre DEMERS 8 February 1751 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre DEMERS was born 11 January 1723 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU.

Marguerite LEFORT died 29 September 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Marguerite LEFORT married

Pierre DEMERS
Marriage date: 8 February 1751
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Pierre DEMERS was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

Children of Pierre DEMERS and Marguerite LEFORT

Pierre DEMERS

Born: 19 July 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1813, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Archange BARBEAU 15 November 1779 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite DEMERS

Born: 8 July 1767, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 October 1841, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Augustin ROBIDOUX 7 June 1790 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1734
5 September 1734
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LEFORT and Pierre DEMERS 8 February 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 16 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre DEMERS was born 19 July 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 18 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marguerite DEMERS was born 8 July 1767, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 32 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Pierre DEMERS married 15 November 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Archange BARBEAU