Marguerite CARON

(b. 17 November 1745 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1814 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite CARON was born 17 November 1745 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France

Marguerite CARON was the child of Louis CARON and Marie-Geneviève LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CARON and Elisabeth BERNIER (maternal) Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN

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

Marguerite married Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD 9 February 1769 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD was born 27 December 1750 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Joseph-Julien died 16 February 1811 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Julien was the child of Julien CHOUINARD and Reine FORTIN.

Marguerite CARON died 10 August 1814 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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 CARON married

Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD-- Date: 9 February 1769 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD was the child of Julien CHOUINARD and Reine FORTIN

Children of Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD and Marguerite CARON:

Marguerite CHOUINARD (b.16 September 1771, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1800, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR 16 July 1787 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Benjamin CHOUINARD (b.14 March 1775, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1856, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East)
m. Marie-Eulalie CARON 18 June 1821 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1745 Birth
17 November 1745
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CARON and Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD 9 February 1769, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHOUINARD was born 16 September 1771, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Benjamin CHOUINARD was born 14 March 1775, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 29 years old.

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.