Marie-Anne HAMEL

(b. 25 May 1724 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1776 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne HAMEL was born 25 May 1724 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne HAMEL was the child of Pierre HAMEL and Marie-Anne CONSTANTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HAMEL and Felicite LEVASSEUR (maternal) Pierre CONSTANTIN and Suzanne-Marguerite GUYON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Anne married Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU 14 February 1746 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU was born 9 January 1719 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jacques-Alexis died 29 November 1786 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jacques-Alexis was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS.

Marie-Anne HAMEL died 11 May 1776 in Québec, 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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Marie-Anne HAMEL married

Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU-- Date: 14 February 1746 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

Children of Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne HAMEL:

Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU (b.26 May 1752, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre-Hyacinthe-Charles NORMAND 14 June 1774 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1724 Birth
25 May 1724
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne HAMEL and Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU 14 February 1746, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

She was 21 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU was born 26 May 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU married 14 June 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre-Hyacinthe-Charles NORMAND

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.