Jean PLOUFFE

(b. abt. 1712 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 16 August 1778 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean PLOUFFE was born abt. 1712 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean PLOUFFE was the child of Jean PLOUFFE and Marie CHAPACOU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PLOUFFE and Marie-Madeleine GUILLEBOEUF (maternal) Jean-Joseph CHAPACOU and Marie POUTRE

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Jean married Marie-Jeanne FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE 6 August 1733 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Jeanne FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Jeanne died 29 April 1766 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Jeanne was the child of Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine GAZAILLE dite BLAIS.

Jean PLOUFFE died 16 August 1778 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of 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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Jean PLOUFFE married

Marie-Jeanne FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE-- Date: 6 August 1733 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine GAZAILLE dite BLAIS

Children of Jean PLOUFFE and Marie-Jeanne FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE:

Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE (b.10 April 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 29 September 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE 11 October 1763 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Jean PLOUFFE and Marie-Jeanne FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE 6 August 1733, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE was born 10 April 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE married 11 October 1763, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Jeanne FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE died 29 April 1766, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.