Prisque MAROIS

(b. 4 April 1730 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1795 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada )

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Prisque MAROIS was born 4 April 1730 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Prisque MAROIS was the child of Prisque MAROIS and Marie-Angélique GARNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume MAROIS and Catherine LABERGE (maternal) Jacques GARNEAU and Angélique TRUDEL

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

Prisque married Barbe OUVRARD 28 April 1755 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Barbe OUVRARD was born 15 December 1731 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Barbe died 25 June 1773 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Barbe was the child of Antoine OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE and Angélique VÉZINA.

Prisque MAROIS died 7 January 1795 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 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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Prisque MAROIS married

Barbe OUVRARD-- Date: 28 April 1755 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Barbe OUVRARD was the child of Antoine OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE and Angélique VÉZINA

Children of Prisque MAROIS and Barbe OUVRARD:

Pierre MAROIS (b.16 June 1773, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 December 1818, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. Josephe BEAUDRY 17 October 1803 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1730 Birth
4 April 1730
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Prisque MAROIS and Barbe OUVRARD 28 April 1755, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 25 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Pierre MAROIS was born 16 June 1773, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Prisque was 43 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barbe OUVRARD died 25 June 1773, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 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.