Madeleine DION

(b. 16 January 1732 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 May 1788 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine DION was born 16 January 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France

Madeleine DION was the child of Joseph DION (GUYON) and Marie-Madeleine LESSARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DION (GUYON) and Genevieve FAUTEUX (maternal) Charles LESSARD and Marie-Anne CARON

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Madeleine married Nicolas LEGARE 5 October 1761 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada . Nicolas LEGARE was born 3 January 1728 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Nicolas died 19 March 1791 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Nicolas was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Angélique CLOUTIER.

Madeleine DION died 20 May 1788 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Nicolas LEGARE-- Date: 5 October 1761 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada
Nicolas LEGARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Angélique CLOUTIER

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1732 Birth
16 January 1732
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DION and Nicolas LEGARE 5 October 1761 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 29 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.

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.