Marie-Veronique LEDOUX

(b. 2 May 1734 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1808 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Veronique LEDOUX was born 2 May 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Veronique LEDOUX was the child of Nicolas LEDOUX and Geneviève AUGER dite ST-JULIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Nicole VALIQUET (maternal) Jean AUGER dit ST-JULIEN and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER

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

Marie-Veronique married Joseph RICHARD 12 February 1753 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph RICHARD was born 16 March 1725 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Joseph died 13 November 1776 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph was the child of Urbain RICHARD dit LAROSE and Marguerite FLEURICOURT.

Marie-Veronique LEDOUX died 4 August 1808 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Veronique LEDOUX married

Joseph RICHARD-- Date: 12 February 1753 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Joseph RICHARD was the child of Urbain RICHARD dit LAROSE and Marguerite FLEURICOURT

Children of Joseph RICHARD and Marie-Veronique LEDOUX:

Joseph RICHARD (b.27 April 1759, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1832, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS 16 August 1786 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite RICHARD (b.23 April 1761, Montréal, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre-Charles JOUBERT 10 November 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise RICHARD (b.15 August 1764, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 June 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Marie HUBERT 30 October 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Alexis RICHARD (b.14 September 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 June 1831, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE 2 May 1796 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1734 Birth
2 May 1734
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Veronique LEDOUX and Joseph RICHARD 12 February 1753, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 18 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 27 April 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Veronique was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite RICHARD was born 23 April 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Veronique was 26 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RICHARD was born 15 August 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Veronique was 30 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Alexis RICHARD was born 14 September 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Veronique was 34 years old.

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.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph RICHARD died 13 November 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1777 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RICHARD married 10 November 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre-Charles JOUBERT

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise RICHARD married 30 October 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre-Marie HUBERT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Joseph RICHARD married 16 August 1786, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Alexis RICHARD married 2 May 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Death
4 August 1808
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 74.

Added: 10/16/2017 7:59:20 AM - Updated: 12/1/2020 2:46:48 PM