Madeleine MERCURE

(b. 24 March 1738 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1783 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine MERCURE was born 24 March 1738 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Madeleine MERCURE was the child of Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Anne DORÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MERCURE and Marie PERRAULT (maternal) Louis DORÉ and Catherine COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

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

Madeleine married Gabriel GARNEAU 7 January 1756 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel GARNEAU was born 16 October 1730 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Gabriel died 15 November 1815 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Gabriel was the child of François GARNEAU and Marie CANTIN (QUENTIN).

Madeleine MERCURE died 23 April 1783 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, 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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Madeleine MERCURE married

Gabriel GARNEAU-- Date: 7 January 1756 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Gabriel GARNEAU was the child of François GARNEAU and Marie CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Children of Gabriel GARNEAU and Madeleine MERCURE:

Thérèse GARNEAU (b.5 October 1767, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 December 1832, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DUBUC 30 January 1788 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1738 Birth
24 March 1738
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine MERCURE and Gabriel GARNEAU 7 January 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 17 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Thérèse GARNEAU was born 5 October 1767, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Madeleine was 29 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.