Madeleine MERCURE

Born

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

Died

23 April 1783 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-François MERCURE Marie-Anne DORÉ

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Born: 24 March 1738 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François MERCURE

Mother: Marie-Anne DORÉ

Paternal grandparents: François MERCURE , Marie PERRAULT

Maternal grandparents: Louis DORÉ , Catherine COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

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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
Marriage date: 7 January 1756
Marriage 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

Born: 5 October 1767, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 December 1832, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUBUC 30 January 1788 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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Birth — 1738
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.