Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES

(b. 12 July 1731 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1806 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES was born 12 July 1731 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES was the child of Jean SOULIÈRE TRANCHEMONTAGNE SUSTIER and Marie-Louise LESAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas SOULIERES (SUSTIER) dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Marie-Marguerite LEBLANC (maternal) Jean Bernardin LESAGE dit LEPIEDMONTOIS and Marie-Barbe SYLVESTRE

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

Marie-Barbe married Jacques HAMELIN 13 January 1749 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques HAMELIN was born 27 April 1722 in France. Jacques died 20 November 1760 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).

Marie-Barbe married (2) Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE 26 January 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE was born abt. 1737 in France. Pierre-Christophe died 14 August 1783 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).

Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES died 22 February 1806 in Verchères, 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-Barbe SOULIÈRES married

Jacques HAMELIN-- Date: 13 January 1749 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Children of Jacques HAMELIN and Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES:

Jean Baptiste HAMELIN (b.10 August 1750, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1829, Chazy, New York, USA )
m. Agathe BUREAU 11 August 1788 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques HAMELIN (b.2 November 1753, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1814, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Anastasie LANDRY 25 November 1771 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephe HAMELIN (b.25 October 1759, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1791, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. German Marin JANSON 26 November 1782 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES married

Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE-- Date: 26 January 1761 Place: L'Assomption, Canada

Children of Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE and Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES:

Marie-Madeleine LEBEQUE (b.20 August 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 August 1839, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. William HODGINS 18 October 1783 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre LEBEQUE (b.16 January 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1802, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Monique JANSON (JOHNSON) 6 July 1784 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE (b.8 November 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 March 1863, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Etienne ROBERT 6 August 1793 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1731 Birth
12 July 1731
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES and Jacques HAMELIN 13 January 1749 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 17 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste HAMELIN was born 10 August 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Barbe was 19 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jacques HAMELIN was born 2 November 1753, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Barbe was 22 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe HAMELIN was born 25 October 1759, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Barbe was 28 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEBEQUE was born 20 August 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Barbe was 29 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques HAMELIN died 20 November 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES and Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE 26 January 1761 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 29 years old.

1761 marriage

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre LEBEQUE was born 16 January 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Barbe was 33 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE was born 8 November 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Barbe was 40 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Jacques HAMELIN married 25 November 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Anastasie LANDRY

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe HAMELIN married 26 November 1782, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to German Marin JANSON

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE died 14 August 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEBEQUE married 18 October 1783, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to William HODGINS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEBEQUE married 6 July 1784 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Monique JANSON (JOHNSON)

1788 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste HAMELIN married 11 August 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Agathe BUREAU

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

1791 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe HAMELIN died 28 February 1791, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Barbe was 59 years old.

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE married 6 August 1793 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Etienne ROBERT

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