Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU

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10 May 1703 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

28 March 1776 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Martin ROUSSEAU Elisabeth THIBAULT

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Born: 10 May 1703 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Martin ROUSSEAU

Mother: Elisabeth THIBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Thomas ROUSSEAU , Madeleine OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents: François-Louis THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) , Elisabeth-Agnes LEFEBVRE

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Marie-Ursule married Francois DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 13 February 1730 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Francois DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born 13 May 1707 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Francois died 5 December 1776 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of François DESTROISMAISONS and Marie-Françoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE.

Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU died 28 March 1776 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, 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-Ursule ROUSSEAU married

Francois DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD
Marriage date: 13 February 1730
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Francois DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was the child of François DESTROISMAISONS and Marie-Françoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE

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Ursule DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: 24 April 1735, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Julien BEAUPIED 17 January 1752 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Josephte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 April 1793, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Marie MICHON 24 October 1757 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Thérèse DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 September 1781, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexandre NADEAU 17 January 1757 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1703
10 May 1703
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU and Francois DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 13 February 1730 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 26 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Ursule DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 24 April 1735, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Ursule was 31 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Ursule DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 17 January 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Julien BEAUPIED

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Thérèse DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 17 January 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Alexandre NADEAU

1757 Marriage of Child
Josephte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 24 October 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Jean-Marie MICHON

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.

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.