Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS

Born

24 May 1725 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

19 January 1797 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Jean-François DESROSIERS Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

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Born: 24 May 1725 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François DESROSIERS

Mother: Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DESROSIERS , Marguerite-Marie AUBUCHON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR , Marguerite GUILLET

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Marie-Madeleine married Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME 24 June 1748 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME was born 10 December 1713 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Charles was the child of Jean-François PROVENCHER and Marguerite MOREAU.

Marie-Madeleine married (2) Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 17 January 1752 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 13 January 1728 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Gabriel died 26 November 1808 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Gabriel was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES.

Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS died 19 January 1797 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS married

Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME
Marriage date: 24 June 1748
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME was the child of Jean-François PROVENCHER and Marguerite MOREAU

Children of Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS

Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER

Born: 5 June 1749, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: 5 May 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CORMIER 11 January 1767 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS married

Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX
Marriage date: 17 January 1752
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES

Children of Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born: abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 October 1839, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Married: Monique LAFOND 9 January 1775 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 30 December 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste PEPIN 11 August 1783 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1725
24 May 1725
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS and Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME 24 June 1748, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 23 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER was born 5 June 1749, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Marie-Madeleine was 24 years old.

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS and Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 17 January 1752, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 26 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 30 December 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER married 11 January 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 9 January 1775, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Monique LAFOND

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX married 11 August 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste PEPIN

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)