Madeleine LEPRINCE

Born

24 October 1749 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

20 September 1824 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE Judith RICHARD

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Born: 24 October 1749 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE

Mother: Judith RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean LEPRINCE , Jeanne BLANCHARD

Maternal grandparents: René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ , Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

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

Madeleine married Honore HEBERT 4 November 1771 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Honore HEBERT was born abt. 1733 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Honore died 15 January 1813 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Honore was the child of Jean Baptiste HÉBERT and Elisabeth GRANGER.

Madeleine LEPRINCE died 20 September 1824 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Hebert Honore

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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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Madeleine LEPRINCE married

Honore HEBERT
Marriage date: 4 November 1771
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Honore HEBERT was the child of Jean Baptiste HÉBERT and Elisabeth GRANGER

Children of Honore HEBERT and Madeleine LEPRINCE

Pierre HEBERT

Born: 1 April 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1854, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Louise MANSEAU 27 July 1818 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Madeleine HEBERT

Born: 23 March 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 August 1856, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: David BOURQUE (BOURG) 7 January 1806 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

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Birth — 1749
24 October 1749
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LEPRINCE and Honore HEBERT 4 November 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 22 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Pierre HEBERT was born 1 April 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine HEBERT was born 23 March 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

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

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine HEBERT married 7 January 1806, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to David BOURQUE (BOURG)