Madeleine-Francoise DESFORGES

(b. 6 July 1707 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1791 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine-Francoise DESFORGES was born 6 July 1707 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Madeleine-Francoise DESFORGES was the child of Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite VERDON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean VERDON and Marguerite RICHER

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

Madeleine-Francoise married Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE 3 October 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE was born abt. 1695 in France. Jean-Baptiste died 26 September 1781 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).

Madeleine-Francoise DESFORGES died 28 May 1791 in L'Assomption, 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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Madeleine-Francoise DESFORGES married

Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE-- Date: 3 October 1738 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE and Madeleine-Francoise DESFORGES:

Marie-Madeleine LAPORTE (b.12 February 1740, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis GAGNON 9 January 1758 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1707 Birth
6 July 1707
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine-Francoise DESFORGES and Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE 3 October 1738, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 31 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LAPORTE was born 12 February 1740, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Madeleine-Francoise was 32 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LAPORTE married 9 January 1758, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Louis GAGNON

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.