Marie-Marguerite LEREAU

(b. 26 June 1724 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1808 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Marguerite LEREAU was born 26 June 1724 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite LEREAU was the child of Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Marguerite LOIGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sixte LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Reine DEBLOIS (maternal) Charles-Joseph LOIGNON and Marie-Marguerite ROULOIS

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Marie-Marguerite married Basile GAGNON 18 November 1743 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Basile GAGNON was born 13 May 1716 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Basile died 1 October 1765 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Basile was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER.

Marie-Marguerite LEREAU died 17 March 1808 in Montréal, 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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Basile GAGNON-- Date: 18 November 1743 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Basile GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER

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1724 Birth
26 June 1724
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite LEREAU and Basile GAGNON 18 November 1743, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 19 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.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Basile GAGNON died 1 October 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.