Marguerite LECOUR

(b. 6 August 1718 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1795 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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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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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Family and Children of Marguerite LECOUR

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Marguerite LECOUR married

Pierre-Jean PELLETIER-- Date: 16 June 1738 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Pierre-Jean PELLETIER was the child of Pierre PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine-Ursule ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

Children of Pierre-Jean PELLETIER and Marguerite LECOUR:

Marguerite PELLETIER (b.15 July 1743, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BEAUDRY 18 October 1762 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephte PELLETIER (b.23 February 1747, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1833, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Joseph THIBAULT 13 June 1774 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Charlotte PELLETIER (b.16 September 1753, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1779, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre-Maurice BOUSQUET 9 August 1773 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1718 Birth
6 August 1718
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 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 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PELLETIER married 18 October 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste BEAUDRY

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte PELLETIER married 9 August 1773 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre-Maurice BOUSQUET

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PELLETIER married 13 June 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre-Joseph THIBAULT

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.