Marie-Anne VANIER

(b. 30 November 1707 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1778 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne VANIER was born 30 November 1707 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne VANIER was the child of Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie HOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BAILLY (maternal) Pierre HOTTE and Marie GIRARD

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

Marie-Anne married Pierre DROUIN 3 February 1728 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre DROUIN was born 28 June 1694 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Pierre died 9 May 1757 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre was the child of Étienne DROUIN and Catherine LOIGNON.

Marie-Anne VANIER died 14 January 1778 in Montréal, 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 VANIER married

Pierre DROUIN-- Date: 3 February 1728 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre DROUIN was the child of Étienne DROUIN and Catherine LOIGNON

Children of Pierre DROUIN and Marie-Anne VANIER:

Marie-Francoise DROUIN (b.27 November 1739, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1778, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Charles DUFOUR dit LATOUR 7 November 1757 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste DROUIN (b.31 March 1741, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 7 March 1782, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE 18 February 1765 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1707 Birth
30 November 1707
Charlesbourg, 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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne VANIER and Pierre DROUIN 3 February 1728, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise DROUIN was born 27 November 1739, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DROUIN was born 31 March 1741, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

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

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre DROUIN died 9 May 1757, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise DROUIN married 7 November 1757, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Joseph-Charles DUFOUR dit LATOUR

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DROUIN married 18 February 1765, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE

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.