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Marguerite LECOUR was born 6 August 1718 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite LECOUR was the child of Gilles LECOUR   and   Marie MENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Michel LECOURS and Louise LEBLANC (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marguerite-Louise ETIENNE

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Marguerite  married  Pierre-Jean PELLETIER 16 June 1738 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 3 children. Pierre-Jean PELLETIER  was born 25 July 1705 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).  Pierre-Jean died 5 June 1788 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).  Pierre-Jean was the child of Pierre PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine-Ursule ARBOUR (HARBOUR).

Marguerite LECOUR died 24 May 1795 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1718 Birth
6 August 1718
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
marriage1738 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LECOUR and Pierre-Jean PELLETIER 16 June 1738, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 19 years old.
1743 Birth of Child
Marguerite PELLETIER was born 15 July 1743, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite was 24 years old.
1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PELLETIER was born 23 February 1747, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite was 28 years old.
1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PELLETIER was born 16 September 1753, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marguerite was 35 years old.
marriage1762 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PELLETIER married 18 October 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste BEAUDRY
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte PELLETIER married 9 August 1773 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre-Maurice BOUSQUET
marriage1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PELLETIER married 13 June 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre-Joseph THIBAULT
News1775 - 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 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte PELLETIER died 22 May 1779, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite was 60 years old.
1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Jean PELLETIER died 5 June 1788, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1795 Death
24 May 1795
Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She died at the age of 76.
Added: 9/19/2015 12:23:30 PM - Updated: 8/27/2020 9:19:52 AM

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