Marguerite MOREAU

(b. 20 December 1761 , Berthierville, Canada d. 10 September 1799 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite MOREAU was born 20 December 1761 in Berthierville, Canada

Marguerite MOREAU was the child of Michel-Amable MOREAU and Marguerite-Amable FAFARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Agnes DOUCET (maternal) Joseph FAFARD and Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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Marguerite married Joseph BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE 20 January 1783 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE was born 11 May 1762 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Joseph died 25 March 1808 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph was the child of François BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Jeanne CARPENTIER dite BAILLY.

Marguerite MOREAU died 10 September 1799 in Sorel, 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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Marguerite MOREAU married

Joseph BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE-- Date: 20 January 1783 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE was the child of François BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Jeanne CARPENTIER dite BAILLY

Children of Joseph BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Marguerite MOREAU:

Marguerite-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE (b.27 November 1783, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1827, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre HUS COURNOYER 23 September 1805 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles LAVALLÉE 7 January 1811 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1761 Birth
20 December 1761
Berthierville, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MOREAU and Joseph BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE 20 January 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 21 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was born 27 November 1783, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marguerite was 21 years old.