Gabrielle LAROCHE

(b. 22 August 1710 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 November 1790 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gabrielle LAROCHE was born 22 August 1710 in Québec, Canada, New France

Gabrielle LAROCHE was the child of Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE and Anne-Marie BISSON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gervais BISSON (BUISSON) and Marie-Madeleine BOUTET

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Gabrielle married Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS 8 January 1759 in Québec, Canada, New France . Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS was born 12 July 1698 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Nicolas died 3 May 1761 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Nicolas was the child of Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON.

Gabrielle married (2) Louis-Joseph LABADIE 30 September 1763 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis-Joseph LABADIE was born 7 November 1697 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis-Joseph died 22 June 1783 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis-Joseph was the child of François LABADIE and Marie-Jeanne HÉBERT dite LECOMTE.

Gabrielle LAROCHE died 29 November 1790 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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Gabrielle LAROCHE married

Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS-- Date: 8 January 1759 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS was the child of Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON

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Gabrielle LAROCHE married

Louis-Joseph LABADIE-- Date: 30 September 1763 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Joseph LABADIE was the child of François LABADIE and Marie-Jeanne HÉBERT dite LECOMTE

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1710 Birth
22 August 1710
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Gabrielle LAROCHE and Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS 8 January 1759 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 48 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS died 3 May 1761, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Gabrielle LAROCHE and Louis-Joseph LABADIE 30 September 1763, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 53 years old.

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.