Marie-Josephte DRAPEAU

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25 November 1697 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

7 March 1776 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE Madeleine-Françoise PILET

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Born: 25 November 1697 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE

Mother: Madeleine-Françoise PILET

Maternal grandparents: François PILET , Françoise LOISEL

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Marie-Josephte married François COLLERET dit BOURGIGNON 28 February 1718 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François COLLERET dit BOURGIGNON was born abt. 1693 in France.

Marie-Josephte DRAPEAU died 7 March 1776 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

died at Sault-au-Récollet, Montréal

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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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Marie-Josephte DRAPEAU married

François COLLERET dit BOURGIGNON
Marriage date: 28 February 1718
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France

Children of François COLLERET dit BOURGIGNON and Marie-Josephte DRAPEAU

Marie-Josephe COLLERET

Born: 2 October 1724, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 November 1793, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin LALONGE dit GASCON 20 August 1742 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON

Born: 13 September 1729, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1757, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER 13 January 1755 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste COLLERET

Born: 28 April 1733, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 10 February 1794, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Therese LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) 31 January 1780 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1697
25 November 1697
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte DRAPEAU and François COLLERET dit BOURGIGNON 28 February 1718, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

She was 20 years old.

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

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe COLLERET was born 2 October 1724, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 26 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON was born 13 September 1729, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Marie-Josephte was 31 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COLLERET was born 28 April 1733, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 35 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe COLLERET married 20 August 1742, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Augustin LALONGE dit GASCON

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON married 13 January 1755 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER

1757 Death of Child
Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON died 11 April 1757, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 59 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.