Marguerite-Amable FAFARD

Born

28 February 1741 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Died

31 December 1824 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Marguerite-Amable married Michel-Amable MOREAU 12 January 1761 in Berthierville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel-Amable MOREAU was born 6 June 1739 in Québec Province, Canada. Michel-Amable died 20 May 1778 in Québec Province, Canada. Michel-Amable was the child of Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Agnes DOUCET .

Parents & Family of Marguerite-Amable FAFARD

Parents of Marguerite-Amable FAFARD

Father

Joseph FAFARD

Mother

Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Grandparents of Marguerite-Amable FAFARD

Paternal grandparents

François FAFARD dit DELORME Madeleine Marguerite JOBIN

Maternal grandparents

Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) Barbe GODEFROY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite-Amable FAFARD

Marguerite-Amable FAFARD married

Michel-Amable MOREAU
Marriage date: 12 January 1761
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Michel-Amable MOREAU was the child of Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Agnes DOUCET

Children of Michel-Amable MOREAU and Marguerite-Amable FAFARD

Marguerite MOREAU

Born: 20 December 1761, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 10 September 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE 20 January 1783 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable MOREAU

Born: 26 September 1763, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte JOBIN dite BOISVERT 9 January 1792 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
28 February 1741
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite-Amable FAFARD and Michel-Amable MOREAU 12 January 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 19 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite MOREAU was born 20 December 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite-Amable was 20 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
Amable MOREAU was born 26 September 1763, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite-Amable was 22 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.