Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE

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4 June 1730 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

23 February 1810 , Deschambault, Lower Canada

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François MERCURE Marie PERRAULT

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Born: 4 June 1730 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: François MERCURE

Mother: Marie PERRAULT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PERRAULT (PERROT) , Marie GAGNÉ

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Marie-Anne-Elisabeth married Pierre GROLEAU 20 April 1748 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre GROLEAU was born 4 March 1724 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Pierre died 12 February 1800 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Pierre was the child of Pierre GROLEAU and Marie-Anne PAQUIN.

Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE died 23 February 1810 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE married

Pierre GROLEAU
Marriage date: 20 April 1748
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Pierre GROLEAU was the child of Pierre GROLEAU and Marie-Anne PAQUIN

Children of Pierre GROLEAU and Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE

Pierre GROLEAU

Born: 21 November 1751, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 7 September 1793, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine PERRON 19 August 1782 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève GROLEAU

Born: 18 October 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 10 January 1853, Deschambault, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 27 September 1785 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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Birth — 1730
4 June 1730
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE and Pierre GROLEAU 20 April 1748 , Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 17 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Pierre GROLEAU was born 21 November 1751, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Anne-Elisabeth was 21 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Geneviève GROLEAU was born 18 October 1756, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Anne-Elisabeth was 26 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.

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Pierre GROLEAU married 19 August 1782, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Madeleine PERRON

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GROLEAU married 27 September 1785, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Child
Pierre GROLEAU died 7 September 1793, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Anne-Elisabeth was 63 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GROLEAU died 12 February 1800, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Death — 1810
23 February 1810
Deschambault, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.

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