Madeleine MERCIER

(b. abt. 1714 , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 April 1784 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine MERCIER was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada

Madeleine MERCIER was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Madeleine GAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pascal MERCIER and Anne CLOUTIER (maternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Marie GAGNON

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Madeleine married Joseph ASSELIN 27 July 1739 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph ASSELIN was born 1 May 1706 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 6 December 1759 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Joseph was the child of Jacques ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie MORISSET.

Madeleine MERCIER died 27 April 1784 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Asselin Joseph
m. Emond Gervais

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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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Madeleine MERCIER married

Joseph ASSELIN-- Date: 27 July 1739 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Joseph ASSELIN was the child of Jacques ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie MORISSET

Children of Joseph ASSELIN and Madeleine MERCIER:

Marie-Josephe ASSELIN (b.30 April 1745, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1785, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste LABBE 25 May 1761 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine MERCIER and Joseph ASSELIN 27 July 1739 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ASSELIN was born 30 April 1745, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph ASSELIN died 6 December 1759, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ASSELIN married 25 May 1761, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LABBE

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.