Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

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2 March 1691 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

14 January 1760 , Québec, Canada

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Adrien LEGRIS Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

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Born: 2 March 1691 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Adrien LEGRIS

Mother: Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

Maternal grandparents: René BRANCHE , Marie VARIN

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Marguerite-Françoise married Etienne GAUVREAU 27 June 1712 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Etienne GAUVREAU was born abt. 1683 in France. Etienne died 19 November 1765 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS died 14 January 1760 in 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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Spouse & Children of Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

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Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS married

Etienne GAUVREAU
Marriage date: 27 June 1712
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

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Children of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

Etienne-Adrien GAUVREAU

Born: 3 April 1713, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne MILLET 1734 Place: Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA

Pierre GAUVREAU

Born: 15 January 1715, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1785, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DEGUISE 22 August 1735 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Marguerite GAUVREAU

Born: 4 April 1717, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1747, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: François BERLINGUET (BOULINGUET) 9 September 1738 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU

Born: 9 January 1719, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 November 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne HAMEL 14 February 1746 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Claude GAUVREAU

Born: 21 September 1720, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1772, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine FLUET 10 February 1744 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Married: Geneviève VERRET 19 November 1764 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Etienne GAUVREAU

Born: 26 September 1722, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1797, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Louise-Catherine BURON 29 July 1748 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU

Born: 11 July 1724, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1787, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BRUNET 27 September 1751 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU

Born: 1 October 1726, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 October 1763, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe TESSIER 23 September 1748 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas GAUVREAU

Born: 1 October 1726, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 July 1759, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Madeleine-Elisabeth DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS 16 November 1750 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Madeleine GAUVREAU

Born: 12 September 1729, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1755, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph RAINVILLE 3 November 1750 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU

Born: 3 August 1735, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Gabriel ROYER 15 February 1757 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1691
2 March 1691
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS and Etienne GAUVREAU 27 June 1712, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 21 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Etienne-Adrien GAUVREAU was born 3 April 1713, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 22 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Pierre GAUVREAU was born 15 January 1715, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 23 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite GAUVREAU was born 4 April 1717, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 26 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU was born 9 January 1719, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 27 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Claude GAUVREAU was born 21 September 1720, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 29 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Etienne GAUVREAU was born 26 September 1722, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 31 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU was born 11 July 1724, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 33 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU was born 1 October 1726, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 35 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Nicolas GAUVREAU was born 1 October 1726, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 35 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAUVREAU was born 12 September 1729, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 38 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU was born 3 August 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 44 years old.

1735 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAUVREAU married 22 August 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Anne DEGUISE

1738 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite GAUVREAU married 9 September 1738 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François BERLINGUET (BOULINGUET)

1744 Marriage of Child
Claude GAUVREAU married 10 February 1744 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Madeleine FLUET

1746 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU married 14 February 1746, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Marie-Anne HAMEL

1747 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite GAUVREAU died 17 September 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 56 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Etienne GAUVREAU married 29 July 1748 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louise-Catherine BURON

1748 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU married 23 September 1748 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe) to Marie-Josephe TESSIER

1750 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GAUVREAU married 3 November 1750 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph RAINVILLE

1750 Marriage of Child
Nicolas GAUVREAU married 16 November 1750 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Madeleine-Elisabeth DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

1751 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU married 27 September 1751 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Josephte BRUNET

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

1755 Death of Child
Madeleine GAUVREAU died 23 March 1755, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 64 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU married 15 February 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Gabriel ROYER

1759 Death of Child
Nicolas GAUVREAU died 17 July 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise was 68 years old.

Death — 1760
14 January 1760
Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 68.

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