Marguerite SAVIGNAC

Born

19 January 1766 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 December 1808 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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François SAVIGNAC Marie-Angélique GUILLET

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Marguerite SAVIGNAC was born 19 January 1766 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite SAVIGNAC was the child of François SAVIGNAC and Marie-Angélique GUILLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste SAVIGNAC and Marie-Anne HÉNAULT (maternal) Louis GUILLET and Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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Marguerite married Louis FERLAND 8 January 1787 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis FERLAND was born 29 July 1752 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste FERLAND and Helene CRÉPEAU.

Marguerite SAVIGNAC died 3 December 1808 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marguerite SAVIGNAC married

Louis FERLAND-- Date: 8 January 1787 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis FERLAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste FERLAND and Helene CRÉPEAU

Children of Louis FERLAND and Marguerite SAVIGNAC

Louis FERLAND (b.15 February 1790, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1854, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )
m. Desanges THERRIEN

Louise-Marie FERLAND (b.18 November 1797, Verchères, Lower Canada d. 13 November 1871, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada )
m. Francois-Hyacinthe ROY 4 October 1819 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1766 Birth
19 January 1766
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite SAVIGNAC and Louis FERLAND 8 January 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Louis FERLAND was born 15 February 1790, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Birth of Child
Louise-Marie FERLAND was born 18 November 1797, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

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