Madeleine LEDUC

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22 February 1710 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1805 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Charles LEDUC Anne-Angélique CHEVALIER

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Born: 22 February 1710 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Charles LEDUC

Mother: Anne-Angélique CHEVALIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean LEDUC , Marie SOULINIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph CHEVALIER , Francoise-Marthe BARTON

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Madeleine married Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 30 September 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 2 December 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-François died 2 February 1756 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-François was the child of Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL.

Madeleine LEDUC died 4 May 1805 in Varennes, Lower 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine LEDUC married

Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE
Marriage date: 30 September 1737
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was the child of Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL

Children of Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Madeleine LEDUC

Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

Born: 10 August 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1826, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise PETIT 7 November 1768 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1710
22 February 1710
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LEDUC and Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 30 September 1737, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 27 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 10 August 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 38 years old.

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE died 2 February 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE married 7 November 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Louise PETIT

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.