Jeanne LECLERC

Born

26 August 1719 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

27 March 1787 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

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Born: 26 August 1719 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Mother: Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Maternal grandparents: François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL , Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT

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Jeanne married Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT 7 January 1733 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT was born 25 September 1707 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Michel died 9 June 1739 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Michel was the child of Charles BRANCHAUD dit LACOMBE and Marie-Madeleine GARAND.

Jeanne married (2) Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS 22 August 1740 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS was born 5 May 1720 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Jean-Baptiste-François died 22 September 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste-François was the child of François DUMAS and Marie-Jeanne ROULEAU.

Jeanne LECLERC died 27 March 1787 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Jeanne LECLERC married

Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT
Marriage date: 7 January 1733
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT was the child of Charles BRANCHAUD dit LACOMBE and Marie-Madeleine GARAND

Children of Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT and Jeanne LECLERC

Geneviève BRANCHAUD

Born: 22 July 1738, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François-Louis OUELLET 7 July 1760 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada

Jeanne LECLERC married

Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS
Marriage date: 22 August 1740
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS was the child of François DUMAS and Marie-Jeanne ROULEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS and Jeanne LECLERC

Marguerite DUMAS

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LAVIOLETTE 18 January 1773 Place: , Québec Province, 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 — 1719
26 August 1719
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne LECLERC and Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT 7 January 1733, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 13 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Geneviève BRANCHAUD was born 22 July 1738, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jeanne was 18 years old.

1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT died 9 June 1739, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne LECLERC and Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS 22 August 1740, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 21 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BRANCHAUD married 7 July 1760, Saint-Ours, Canada to François-Louis OUELLET

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUMAS married 18 January 1773, , Québec Province, Canada to Pierre LAVIOLETTE

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.