Marie-Angélique MERCURE

(b. 6 May 1744 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1789 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Angélique MERCURE was born 6 May 1744 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marie-Angélique MERCURE was the child of Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Anne DORÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MERCURE and Marie PERRAULT (maternal) Louis DORÉ and Catherine COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

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

Marie-Angélique married Louis-Joseph FAUCHER 26 February 1770 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Joseph FAUCHER was born 4 November 1733 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis-Joseph died 6 May 1828 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Louis-Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAUCHER and Marie-Françoise JOUINEAU.

Marie-Angélique MERCURE died 10 March 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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-Angélique MERCURE married

Louis-Joseph FAUCHER-- Date: 26 February 1770 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Joseph FAUCHER was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAUCHER and Marie-Françoise JOUINEAU

Children of Louis-Joseph FAUCHER and Marie-Angélique MERCURE:

Thérèse FAUCHER dite ST-MAURICE (b.6 August 1778, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 June 1832, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Laurent LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 14 January 1799 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1744 Birth
6 May 1744
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angélique MERCURE and Louis-Joseph FAUCHER 26 February 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 25 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.