Marie-Louise GIGUERE

(b. 17 June 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1795 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise GIGUERE was born 17 June 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise GIGUERE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE and Louise MAGNAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Aimee MIVILLE (maternal) Jean MAGNAN dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie MOITIÉ

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Marie-Louise married Jean-Marie DECARY 7 January 1761 in Montréal, Canada . Jean-Marie DECARY was born 25 April 1713 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Marie was the child of Michel DECARY and Marie CUILLERIER.

Marie-Louise married (2) Antoine FOUCHER 4 August 1787 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Antoine FOUCHER was born 9 April 1717 in Bourges, France. Antoine died 17 February 1801 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Marie-Louise GIGUERE died 14 March 1795 in Montréal, Lower Canada .

m. Decary Jean-Marie
m. Foucher Antoine

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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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Jean-Marie DECARY-- Date: 7 January 1761 Place: Montréal, Canada
Jean-Marie DECARY was the child of Michel DECARY and Marie CUILLERIER

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Antoine FOUCHER-- Date: 4 August 1787 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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1718 Birth
17 June 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GIGUERE and Jean-Marie DECARY 7 January 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 42 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GIGUERE and Antoine FOUCHER 4 August 1787, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 69 years old.

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

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