Marie-Claire JONCAS

Born

13 October 1738 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

10 October 1811 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Augustin died 8 October 1811 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . Augustin was the child of Eustache SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Geneviève ROUSSIN .

Parents & Family of Marie-Claire JONCAS

Parents of Marie-Claire JONCAS

Father

Jacques JONCAS

Mother

Louise FOURNIER

Grandparents of Marie-Claire JONCAS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre JONCAS Louise NOLIN

Maternal grandparents

Louis FOURNIER Marie-Jeanne CARON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Claire JONCAS

Marie-Claire JONCAS married

Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 19 October 1761
Marriage 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

Born: 1 May 1762, Montmagny, Canada
Died: 14 February 1849, Montmagny, Canada East

Married: Augustin GAGNÉ 3 October 1786 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise SYLVESTRE

Born: 9 August 1765, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François MORIN 31 August 1790 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, 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 — 1738
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, Province of Québec, Canada to Augustin GAGNÉ

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise SYLVESTRE married 31 August 1790, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of 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)