Madeleine DUFAULT

Born

19 October 1742 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1799 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-François DUFAULT Charlotte PILOTE

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Born: 19 October 1742 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François DUFAULT

Mother: Charlotte PILOTE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Joseph DUFAULT dit RACLOS , Marie-Angélique EMOND

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PILOTE , Louise CHALIFOUR

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Madeleine married François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE 22 April 1765 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE was born 8 March 1738 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France. François was the child of Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Marie-Françoise ROGNON dite LAROCHE.

Madeleine DUFAULT died 11 April 1799 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .

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Madeleine DUFAULT married

François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE
Marriage date: 22 April 1765
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE was the child of Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Marie-Françoise ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Children of François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Madeleine DUFAULT

Marguerite MAROTTE dite LABONTE

Born: 19 March 1773, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph SAURETTE (SORET) 27 January 1794 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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 — 1742
19 October 1742
Contrecœur, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DUFAULT and François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE 22 April 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 22 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite MAROTTE dite LABONTE was born 19 March 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Madeleine was 30 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)

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MAROTTE dite LABONTE married 27 January 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Joseph SAURETTE (SORET)