Madeleine BEIGNET (BESNIER)

(b. 11 November 1738 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1814 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine BEIGNET (BESNIER) was born 11 November 1738 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Madeleine BEIGNET (BESNIER) was the child of François BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Marie Anne BRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Jacqueline CHARRON (maternal) Pierre BRAULT dit LAFLEUR and Madeleine LESIEGE

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

Madeleine married Ignace PICHE (PICHET) dit LAMUSETTE 14 January 1754 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace PICHE (PICHET) dit LAMUSETTE was born 11 February 1730 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Ignace died 29 October 1783 Ignace was the child of Louis PICHÉ (PICHET) and Françoise GELINEAU.

Madeleine BEIGNET (BESNIER) died 9 September 1814 in Saint-Sulpice, 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 BEIGNET (BESNIER) married

Ignace PICHE (PICHET) dit LAMUSETTE-- Date: 14 January 1754 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Ignace PICHE (PICHET) dit LAMUSETTE was the child of Louis PICHÉ (PICHET) and Françoise GELINEAU

Children of Ignace PICHE (PICHET) dit LAMUSETTE and Madeleine BEIGNET (BESNIER):

Marie-Angelique PICHE dite LAMUSETTE (b.17 March 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis-Moise VAILLANT 19 November 1780 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1738 Birth
11 November 1738
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BEIGNET (BESNIER) and Ignace PICHE (PICHET) dit LAMUSETTE 14 January 1754, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 15 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique PICHE dite LAMUSETTE was born 17 March 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 27 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique PICHE dite LAMUSETTE married 19 November 1780, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Louis-Moise VAILLANT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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