Michel DERY

(b. 20 February 1735 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1809 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )

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Michel DERY was born 20 February 1735 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Michel DERY was the child of Louis-Benjamin DERY and Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice DERY (D'HERY) and Madeleine PHILIPPEAU (maternal) Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON

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Michel married Marie-Madeleine GAGNE 29 January 1753 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine GAGNE was born 4 January 1719 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Madeleine died 31 January 1795 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Etienne GAGNÉ and Marie-Angélique GELY.

Michel DERY died 28 July 1809 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada .

m. Gagne Marie-Madeleine

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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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Michel DERY married

Marie-Madeleine GAGNE-- Date: 29 January 1753 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine GAGNE was the child of Etienne GAGNÉ and Marie-Angélique GELY

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1735 Birth
20 February 1735
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Michel DERY and Marie-Madeleine GAGNE 29 January 1753, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 17 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.