Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Born

1 August 1736 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

14 September 1810 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

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Born: 1 August 1736 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Father

Pierre VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Mother

Marguerite ALLAIRE

Grandparents of Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Paternal grandparents

Pierre VALLIERE (VALLIERES) Marguerite GABOURY

Maternal grandparents

Joseph ALLAIRE Madeleine BIDET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU 7 January 1754 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was born 9 July 1728 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 22 November 1788 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of René ROUSSEAU and Marie-Ursule FRECHETTE.

Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES) died 14 September 1810 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES) married

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 7 January 1754
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was the child of René ROUSSEAU and Marie-Ursule FRECHETTE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Born: 4 October 1754, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1809, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Antoinette FAUCHER 12 February 1787 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Pierre ROUSSEAU

Born: 3 April 1761, Saint-Vallier, Canada
Died: 1 August 1826, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Claire PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 3 October 1791 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

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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 — 1736
1 August 1736
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU 7 January 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 17 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was born 4 October 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 18 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph-Pierre ROUSSEAU was born 3 April 1761, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 24 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.