Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL

(b. 17 February 1707 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1796 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL was born 17 February 1707 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL and Marie GOURDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier QUESNEL and Catherine PRUD'HOMME (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GOURDON dit LACHASSE and Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE

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

Marie-Madeleine married Jean CHASLE dit DUHAMEL 7 January 1727 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean CHASLE dit DUHAMEL was born 20 May 1696 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Jean was the child of Jacques CHASLE dit DUHAMEL and Marie-Madeleine BOURGERIE (BOURGERY).

Marie-Madeleine married (2) Jean-Baptiste BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) 31 July 1735 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) was born 14 March 1705 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 23 February 1752 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Bernard BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) and Jeanne CHERLOT.

Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL died 6 April 1796 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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.

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Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL married

Jean CHASLE dit DUHAMEL-- Date: 7 January 1727 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean CHASLE dit DUHAMEL was the child of Jacques CHASLE dit DUHAMEL and Marie-Madeleine BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)

Children of Jean CHASLE dit DUHAMEL and Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL:

Catherine CHASLE (b.16 March 1729, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1796, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie DAOUST 11 April 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL married

Jean-Baptiste BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER)-- Date: 31 July 1735 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) was the child of Bernard BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) and Jeanne CHERLOT

Children of Jean-Baptiste BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) and Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL:

Madeleine BLENIER dite JARRY (b.3 September 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1831, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LANTHIER 1 May 1769 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1707 Birth
17 February 1707
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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL and Jean CHASLE dit DUHAMEL 7 January 1727, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 19 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Catherine CHASLE was born 16 March 1729, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Madeleine was 22 years old.

1735 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL and Jean-Baptiste BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) 31 July 1735, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 28 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Catherine CHASLE married 11 April 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Joseph-Marie DAOUST

1747 Birth of Child
Madeleine BLENIER dite JARRY was born 3 September 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Madeleine was 40 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) died 23 February 1752, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BLENIER dite JARRY married 1 May 1769, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Louis LANTHIER

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.