Claire ROUSSEAU

Born

abt. 1715 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

31 May 1797 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Martin ROUSSEAU Elisabeth THIBAULT

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Born: abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Martin ROUSSEAU

Mother: Elisabeth THIBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Thomas ROUSSEAU , Madeleine OLIVIER

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

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

Claire married Jean-Francois SOUCY 3 July 1735 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Jean-Francois SOUCY was born 14 February 1712 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-Francois died 8 September 1758 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-Francois was the child of Pierre SOUCY and Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU).

Claire ROUSSEAU died 31 May 1797 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Claire ROUSSEAU married

Jean-Francois SOUCY
Marriage date: 3 July 1735
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Jean-Francois SOUCY was the child of Pierre SOUCY and Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Claire ROUSSEAU and Jean-Francois SOUCY 3 July 1735, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Francois SOUCY died 8 September 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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.