Marguerite BOISSONNEAU

(b. 13 January 1718 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1776 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite BOISSONNEAU was born 13 January 1718 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marguerite BOISSONNEAU was the child of Jean BOISSONNEAU and Marguerite-Catherine CHORET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Anne COLIN (COLLIN) (maternal) Jean CHORET and Claire BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET) dite MORENCY

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

Marguerite married Jean-François TANGUAY 5 June 1726 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-François TANGUAY was born 16 June 1709 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-François was the child of Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY and Marie BROCHU.

Marguerite BOISSONNEAU died 31 December 1776 in Saint-Vallier, 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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Marguerite BOISSONNEAU married

Jean-François TANGUAY-- Date: 5 June 1726 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-François TANGUAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY and Marie BROCHU

Children of Jean-François TANGUAY and Marguerite BOISSONNEAU:

Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY (b.28 September 1739, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 24 September 1816, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)
m. Theotiste MORIN 21 November 1768 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite TANGUAY (b.17 March 1744, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1820, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Rene TANGUAY (b.24 August 1752, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 10 May 1830, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)

Josephte TANGUAY (b.25 July 1754, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1815, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

Antoine TANGUAY (b.2 April 1757, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1831, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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1718 Birth
13 January 1718
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BOISSONNEAU and Jean-François TANGUAY 5 June 1726, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 8 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY was born 28 September 1739, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marguerite TANGUAY was born 17 March 1744, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Rene TANGUAY was born 24 August 1752, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 34 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Josephte TANGUAY was born 25 July 1754, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Antoine TANGUAY was born 2 April 1757, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 39 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY married 21 November 1768, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Theotiste MORIN

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.