Dorothee LECLERC

(b. 30 June 1731 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 1 February 1806 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Dorothee LECLERC was born 30 June 1731 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Dorothee LECLERC was the child of Adrien LECLERC and Ursule NOEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Adrien LECLERC and Geneviève PARADIS (maternal) Philippe NOEL and Marie RONDEAU

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Dorothee married Ambroise CANTIN (QUENTIN) 19 February 1748 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Ambroise CANTIN (QUENTIN) was born 4 November 1726 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Ambroise died 23 April 1761 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Ambroise was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU.

Dorothee married (2) Jean-Baptiste BRAULT 7 February 1763 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste BRAULT was born abt. 1743 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Cherubin BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie AUCOIN.

Dorothee LECLERC died 1 February 1806 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Ambroise CANTIN (QUENTIN)-- Date: 19 February 1748 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Ambroise CANTIN (QUENTIN) was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU

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Dorothee LECLERC married

Jean-Baptiste BRAULT-- Date: 7 February 1763 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BRAULT was the child of Cherubin BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie AUCOIN

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1731 Birth
30 June 1731
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Dorothee LECLERC and Ambroise CANTIN (QUENTIN) 19 February 1748, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ambroise CANTIN (QUENTIN) died 23 April 1761, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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
Dorothee LECLERC and Jean-Baptiste BRAULT 7 February 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 31 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.