Marie-Anne MESNY

(b. 8 October 1764 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 September 1832 , Napierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne MESNY was born 8 October 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne MESNY was the child of Pierre MESNY and Rosalie-Louise BOURASSA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MESNY and Catherine BABEU (maternal) Antoine BOURASSA and Marie-Catherine MOQUIN

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

Marie-Anne married Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS 23 July 1787 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS was born 13 September 1764 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Paul-Hippolyte was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte JACQUES.

Marie-Anne MESNY died 20 September 1832 in Napierville, 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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Marie-Anne MESNY married

Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS-- Date: 23 July 1787 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte JACQUES

Children of Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS and Marie-Anne MESNY:

Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (b.20 July 1793, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. François GARCEAU 3 November 1812 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1764 Birth
8 October 1764
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MESNY and Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS 23 July 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 22 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DAUNAIS was born 20 July 1793, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DAUNAIS married 3 November 1812, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to François GARCEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England