Marie-Claire JONCAS

(b. 13 October 1738 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 10 October 1811 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Claire JONCAS was born 13 October 1738 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Marie-Claire JONCAS was the child of Jacques JONCAS and Louise FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JONCAS and Louise NOLIN (maternal) Louis FOURNIER and Marie-Jeanne CARON

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Marie-Claire married Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE 19 October 1761 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE was born 2 September 1739 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Augustin died 8 October 1811 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Augustin was the child of Eustache SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Geneviève ROUSSIN.

Marie-Claire JONCAS died 10 October 1811 in Berthier-sur-Mer, 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-Claire JONCAS married

Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE-- Date: 19 October 1761 Place: Montmagny, Canada
Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Eustache SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Geneviève ROUSSIN

Children of Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Claire JONCAS:

Claire SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE (b.1 May 1762, Montmagny, Canada d. 14 February 1849, Montmagny, Canada East )
m. Augustin GAGNÉ 3 October 1786 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise SYLVESTRE (b.9 August 1765, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François MORIN 31 August 1790 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1738 Birth
13 October 1738
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Claire JONCAS and Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE 19 October 1761, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Claire SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE was born 1 May 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Claire was 23 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SYLVESTRE was born 9 August 1765, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Claire was 26 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Claire SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE married 3 October 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Augustin GAGNÉ

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise SYLVESTRE married 31 August 1790, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to François MORIN

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)