Marie-Anne QUESNEL

Born

5 April 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

18 September 1797 , Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHON

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Born: 5 April 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL

Mother: Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHON

Paternal grandparents: Olivier QUESNEL , Catherine PRUD'HOMME

Maternal grandparents: Joseph AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS , Elisabeth-Isabelle CUSSON

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Marie-Anne married Paul PICARD 13 April 1739 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paul PICARD was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Paul died 19 December 1768 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Paul was the child of Jean-Gabriel PICARD and Madeleine-Angélique RAPIN.

Marie-Anne QUESNEL died 18 September 1797 in Lachine, Montréal, 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-Anne QUESNEL married

Paul PICARD
Marriage date: 13 April 1739
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Paul PICARD was the child of Jean-Gabriel PICARD and Madeleine-Angélique RAPIN

Children of Paul PICARD and Marie-Anne QUESNEL

Marie-Anne PICARD

Born: 24 June 1743, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 13 June 1818, Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Married: Toussaint LEGAULT 9 January 1764 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Married: Jean-Baptiste MAROIS 24 May 1773 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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Birth — 1718
5 April 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne QUESNEL and Paul PICARD 13 April 1739 , Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 21 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PICARD was born 24 June 1743, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Marie-Anne was 25 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PICARD married 9 January 1764, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Toussaint LEGAULT

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul PICARD died 19 December 1768, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PICARD married 24 May 1773, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Jean-Baptiste MAROIS

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.