Marie-Marguerite LÉCUYER

Born

20 October 1761 , La Prairie, Canada

Died

2 September 1837 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Marguerite married Étienne BABEAU 3 February 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Étienne BABEAU was born 20 October 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Étienne died 27 December 1827 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Étienne was the child of Andre BABEU and Barbe-Amable CHRÉTIEN dite VINCENT .

Parents & Family of Marie-Marguerite LÉCUYER

Parents of Marie-Marguerite LÉCUYER

Father

Nicolas LÉCUYER dit BÉNIER

Mother

Catherine GERVAIS

Grandparents of Marie-Marguerite LÉCUYER

Paternal grandparents

Antoine LÉCUYER Marguerite GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS Anne LEFEBVRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Marguerite LÉCUYER

Marie-Marguerite LÉCUYER married

Étienne BABEAU
Marriage date: 3 February 1783
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Étienne BABEAU was the child of Andre BABEU and Barbe-Amable CHRÉTIEN dite VINCENT

Children of Étienne BABEAU and Marie-Marguerite LÉCUYER

Etienne BABEU

Born: 16 October 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 December 1829, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine ARTEAU 14 August 1809 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1761
20 October 1761
La Prairie, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite LÉCUYER and Étienne BABEAU 3 February 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Etienne BABEU was born 16 October 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 22 years old.

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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Marriage of Child
Etienne BABEU married 14 August 1809, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Catherine ARTEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Étienne BABEAU died 27 December 1827, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Death of Child
Etienne BABEU died 21 December 1829, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 68 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

Death — 1837
2 September 1837
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 75.

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