Marguerite RAINVILLE

(b. 2 May 1719 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1800 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite RAINVILLE was born 2 May 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite RAINVILLE was the child of Paul RAINVILLE and Marguerite GIROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DE RAINVILLE and Elisabeth DE LAGUÉRIPIÈRE (maternal) Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON

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

Marguerite married Louis GINGRAS 9 October 1747 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis GINGRAS was born 8 October 1720 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis died 4 August 1796 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite ANGERS.

Marguerite RAINVILLE died 16 June 1800 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Marguerite RAINVILLE married

Louis GINGRAS-- Date: 9 October 1747 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Louis GINGRAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite ANGERS

Children of Louis GINGRAS and Marguerite RAINVILLE:

Louise GINGRAS (b.23 October 1753, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1831, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Philippe BERGERON 3 October 1774 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1719 Birth
2 May 1719
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1747 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite RAINVILLE and Louis GINGRAS 9 October 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louise GINGRAS was born 23 October 1753, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 34 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Louise GINGRAS married 3 October 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Philippe BERGERON

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.