Marguerite DUDEVOIR

(b. 10 July 1737 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 July 1786 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite DUDEVOIR was born 10 July 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite DUDEVOIR was the child of Philippe DUDEVOIR and Marguerite DUBREUIL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude DUDEVOIR and Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite LAFONTAINE (maternal) Claude DUBREUIL and Elisabeth BOESME

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Marguerite married François POIRIER 7 February 1757 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François POIRIER was born 29 June 1727 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). François died 12 July 1789 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François was the child of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS.

Marguerite DUDEVOIR died 1 July 1786 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, 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 DUDEVOIR married

François POIRIER-- Date: 7 February 1757 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
François POIRIER was the child of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS

Children of François POIRIER and Marguerite DUDEVOIR:

Francoise POIRIER (b.10 September 1778, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 September 1854, La Présentation, Canada East )
m. Francois PHANEUF 6 October 1806 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1737 Birth
10 July 1737
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUDEVOIR and François POIRIER 7 February 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 19 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.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Francoise POIRIER was born 10 September 1778, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)