Marthe BLANCHET

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5 May 1711 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

25 December 1780 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET Louise GAGNÉ

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Born: 5 May 1711 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET

Mother: Louise GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLANCHET , Marie FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ , Louise PICARD

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Marthe married Louis-Augustin MICHON 9 April 1731 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis-Augustin MICHON was born 1 November 1701 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis-Augustin died 12 July 1783 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Louis-Augustin was the child of Abel MICHON and Josephte THIBODEAU.

Marthe BLANCHET died 25 December 1780 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Marthe BLANCHET married

Louis-Augustin MICHON
Marriage date: 9 April 1731
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Louis-Augustin MICHON was the child of Abel MICHON and Josephte THIBODEAU

Children of Louis-Augustin MICHON and Marthe BLANCHET

Marie-Marthe MICHON

Born: 25 February 1732, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 8 May 1815, Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE 24 July 1753 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Abel-Charles MICHON

Born: 15 April 1739, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1826, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE 28 November 1777 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie MICHON

Born: 25 April 1744, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 22 September 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS 16 October 1769 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1711
5 May 1711
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Marthe BLANCHET and Louis-Augustin MICHON 9 April 1731, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 19 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe MICHON was born 25 February 1732, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marthe was 20 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Abel-Charles MICHON was born 15 April 1739, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marthe was 27 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie MICHON was born 25 April 1744, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marthe was 32 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marthe MICHON married 24 July 1753 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie MICHON married 16 October 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Abel-Charles MICHON married 28 November 1777 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE