Nicolas LEGARE

Born

3 January 1728 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

19 March 1791 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Born: 3 January 1728 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Parents of Nicolas LEGARE

Father

Jean-Baptiste LEGARE

Mother

Angélique CLOUTIER

Grandparents of Nicolas LEGARE

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas LEGARE Anne DUPRÉ

Maternal grandparents

Jean CLOUTIER Louise BELANGER

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

Nicolas married Madeleine DION 5 October 1761 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada . Madeleine DION was born 16 January 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 20 May 1788 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Joseph DION (GUYON) and Marie-Madeleine LESSARD.

Nicolas LEGARE died 19 March 1791 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada .

m. Dion Madeleine

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nicolas LEGARE

Nicolas LEGARE married

Madeleine DION
Marriage date: 5 October 1761
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada
Madeleine DION was the child of Joseph DION (GUYON) and Marie-Madeleine LESSARD

Children of Nicolas LEGARE and Madeleine DION

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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 — 1728
3 January 1728
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas LEGARE and Madeleine DION 5 October 1761 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 33 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)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine DION died 20 May 1788, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Death — 1791
19 March 1791
Château-Richer, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 63.

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