Madeleine LEDOUX

Born

12 December 1724 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

12 October 1793 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Madeleine married Joseph LEDUC 14 June 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph LEDUC was born 5 August 1723 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Joseph died 9 March 1809 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Joseph was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS .

Parents & Family of Madeleine LEDOUX

Parents of Madeleine LEDOUX

Father

Pierre LEDOUX

Mother

Madeleine CHARRON

Grandparents of Madeleine LEDOUX

Paternal grandparents

Louis LEDOUX Marie-Nicole VALIQUET

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CHARRON Madeleine ROBIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine LEDOUX

Madeleine LEDOUX married

Joseph LEDUC
Marriage date: 14 June 1745
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Joseph LEDUC was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

Children of Joseph LEDUC and Madeleine LEDOUX

Joseph LEDUC

Born: 29 April 1746, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre LEDUC

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Brigitte AMIOT (AMYOT) 1 August 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine LEDUC

Born: 26 August 1748, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louis LEDUC

Born: 6 April 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1829, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Louise TROUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE 2 October 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoinette LEDUC

Born: 12 November 1761, Varennes, Canada
Died: 12 February 1805, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: François-Xavier TETREAULT 29 January 1781 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1724
12 December 1724
Verchères, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LEDOUX and Joseph LEDUC 14 June 1745 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph LEDUC was born 29 April 1746, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Madeleine was 21 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEDUC was born 26 August 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Madeleine was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis LEDUC was born 6 April 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Madeleine was 26 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Antoinette LEDUC was born 12 November 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine was 36 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEDUC married 1 August 1774, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Brigitte AMIOT (AMYOT)

1775 Marriage of Child
Louis LEDUC married 2 October 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Louise TROUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Antoinette LEDUC married 29 January 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to François-Xavier TETREAULT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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