Marie-Madeleine MATTE

(b. 22 January 1750 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 16 July 1790 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine MATTE was born 22 January 1750 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine MATTE was the child of Alexis MATTE and Marie-Thérèse GIGNAC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis MATTE and Marie-Françoise CARPENTIER (maternal) Pierre GIGNAC and Brigitte PETIT

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

Marie-Madeleine married François-Antoine MENARD 10 October 1766 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François-Antoine MENARD was born 7 March 1740 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). François-Antoine died 16 February 1810 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). François-Antoine was the child of Pierre MENARD and Catherine ALLAIRE.

Marie-Madeleine MATTE died 16 July 1790 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, 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 MATTE married

François-Antoine MENARD-- Date: 10 October 1766 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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François-Antoine MENARD was the child of Pierre MENARD and Catherine ALLAIRE

Children of François-Antoine MENARD and Marie-Madeleine MATTE:

Pierre MENARD (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 October 1817, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Louise SIVADIER (CIVADIER) 10 January 1803 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Madeleine MENARD (b.abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 April 1811, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. François TETREAULT 16 November 1801 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1750 Birth
22 January 1750
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine MATTE and François-Antoine MENARD 10 October 1766, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 16 years old.

1766 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.