Madeleine JOURDAIN

(b. 9 October 1719 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1791 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine JOURDAIN was born 9 October 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Madeleine JOURDAIN was the child of Guillaume-Alexandre JOURDAIN and Marie-Angelique ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume JOURDAIN and Jeanne CONSTANTIN (maternal) Yves-François ROY and Marie COLIN (COLLIN)

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

Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste SERAT dit COQUILLARD 26 April 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste SERAT dit COQUILLARD was born 30 September 1716 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste died 15 June 1771 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste was the child of François SERAT dit COQUILLARD and Françoise ACHIM dite BARDET.

Madeleine JOURDAIN died 24 July 1791 in Montréal, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine JOURDAIN married

Jean-Baptiste SERAT dit COQUILLARD-- Date: 26 April 1740 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste SERAT dit COQUILLARD was the child of François SERAT dit COQUILLARD and Françoise ACHIM dite BARDET

Children of Jean-Baptiste SERAT dit COQUILLARD and Madeleine JOURDAIN:

Joseph SERAT dit COQUILLARD (b.27 May 1742, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 June 1796, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte ROY dite PORTELANCE 29 July 1765 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1719 Birth
9 October 1719
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine JOURDAIN and Jean-Baptiste SERAT dit COQUILLARD 26 April 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 20 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph SERAT dit COQUILLARD was born 27 May 1742, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 22 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph SERAT dit COQUILLARD married 29 July 1765, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Marie-Charlotte ROY dite PORTELANCE

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste SERAT dit COQUILLARD died 15 June 1771, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.