Ursule ADAM

(b. 9 May 1724 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1791 , Batiscan, Lower Canada )

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Ursule ADAM was born 9 May 1724 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Ursule ADAM was the child of Jean-Baptiste ADAM and Catherine GUILLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ADAM and Marie MEZERAY (maternal) Louis GUILLET and Marie TROTTIER

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

Ursule married Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE 29 September 1744 in St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE was born 30 March 1723 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Joseph died 13 October 1796 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Joseph was the child of Jean-François LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine VIEL.

Ursule ADAM died 10 January 1791 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .

m. Lariou Joseph

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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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Ursule ADAM married

Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 29 September 1744 Place: St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada
Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-François LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine VIEL

Children of Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE and Ursule ADAM:

Marie-Amable LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE (b.13 December 1752, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1814, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER BELLECOUR DESRUISSEAUX 24 October 1764 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
m. Antoine BARON dit LUPIEN 4 June 1804 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Toussaint LAFONTAINE (b.1 November 1754, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1819, St-Stanislas, Champlain, Lower Canada)
m. Francoise AYOTTE 15 January 1775 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE (b.22 April 1758, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph LEFEBVRE 19 January 1779 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1724 Birth
9 May 1724
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Ursule ADAM and Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE 29 September 1744, St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE was born 13 December 1752, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Ursule was 28 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Toussaint LAFONTAINE was born 1 November 1754, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Ursule was 30 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 April 1758, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Ursule 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE married 24 October 1764, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER BELLECOUR DESRUISSEAUX

1775 Marriage of Child
Toussaint LAFONTAINE married 15 January 1775, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Francoise AYOTTE

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE married 19 January 1779, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Joseph LEFEBVRE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)