Marie-Madeleine DUREAU

(b. 25 April 1716 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1793 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine DUREAU was born 25 April 1716 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine DUREAU was the child of Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY)

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Marie-Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 9 June 1743 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 14 November 1703 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jean-Baptiste died 3 December 1782 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT.

Marie-Madeleine DUREAU died 21 January 1793 in Yamachiche, 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-Madeleine DUREAU married

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE-- Date: 9 June 1743 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT

Children of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Madeleine DUREAU:

Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE (b.25 April 1744, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1811, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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1716 Birth
25 April 1716
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DUREAU and Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 9 June 1743 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 27 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was born 25 April 1744, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Madeleine was 28 years old.

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.

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.