Marie-Françoise JACQUES

(b. 15 May 1727 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1795 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Françoise JACQUES was born 15 May 1727 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise JACQUES was the child of Pierre JACQUES and Marie-Ambroise CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis JACQUES and Antoinette LEROUX (maternal) Pierre CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Anne MAGNAN

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Marie-Françoise married Laurent POIRIER 16 January 1753 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Laurent POIRIER was born abt. 1718 in France. Laurent died 5 December 1759 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada.

Marie-Françoise JACQUES died 24 November 1795 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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-Françoise JACQUES married

Laurent POIRIER-- Date: 16 January 1753 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Children of Laurent POIRIER and Marie-Françoise JACQUES:

Pierre POIRIER (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 January 1831, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Cecile POULIN 13 July 1779 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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1727 Birth
15 May 1727
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise JACQUES and Laurent POIRIER 16 January 1753, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Laurent POIRIER died 5 December 1759, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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.