Madeleine LEFRANCOIS

(b. 7 January 1761 , Château-Richer, Canada d. 11 November 1802 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine LEFRANCOIS was born 7 January 1761 in Château-Richer, Canada

Madeleine LEFRANCOIS was the child of Alexis LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Marguerite COTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles LEFRANCOIS and Veronique CANTIN (QUENTIN) (maternal) Joseph COTE and Marie-Jeanne ROUSSIN

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Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste LANCTOT 12 April 1790 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste LANCTOT was born 25 March 1751 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Francois-Joseph LANCTÔT and Marie-Josephe GAGNE.

Madeleine LEFRANCOIS died 11 November 1802 in La Prairie, 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 LEFRANCOIS married

Jean-Baptiste LANCTOT-- Date: 12 April 1790 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LANCTOT was the child of Francois-Joseph LANCTÔT and Marie-Josephe GAGNE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LANCTOT and Madeleine LEFRANCOIS:

Alexis LANCTOT (b.10 February 1792, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Josephe TREMBLAY 22 November 1813 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis LANCTOT (b.5 January 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 6 December 1849, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Veronique MONGEAU 13 October 1823 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1761 Birth
7 January 1761
Château-Richer, Canada

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LEFRANCOIS and Jean-Baptiste LANCTOT 12 April 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 29 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Alexis LANCTOT was born 10 February 1792, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Louis LANCTOT was born 5 January 1800, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Madeleine was 39 years old.