Marie-Anne PARENT

(b. 22 February 1729 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 July 1802 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne PARENT was born 22 February 1729 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne PARENT was the child of Etienne-Joseph PARENT and Marguerite VINET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin PARENT and Jeanne BOUCHER (maternal) François VINET and Marguerite ANDRE dite ST-MICHEL

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

Marie-Anne married Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL 21 February 1757 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL was born abt. 1735 in Portugal. Sebastien died 5 July 1811 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres).

Marie-Anne PARENT died 11 July 1802 in Les Cèdres, 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 PARENT married

Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL-- Date: 21 February 1757 Place: Les Cèdres, Canada, New France

Children of Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL and Marie-Anne PARENT:

Marie-Anne RODRIGUE (b.1 September 1759, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1842, Saint-Timothée, Canada East )
m. Jean-Gabriel MIVILLE 27 January 1777 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Angelique RODRIGUE (b.20 February 1762, Les Cèdres, Canada d. 10 July 1814, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Francois MARTIN 7 January 1788 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1729 Birth
22 February 1729
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PARENT and Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL 21 February 1757, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

She was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RODRIGUE was born 1 September 1759, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Angelique RODRIGUE was born 20 February 1762, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Marie-Anne was 33 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RODRIGUE married 27 January 1777, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Jean-Gabriel MIVILLE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Angelique RODRIGUE married 7 January 1788, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Francois MARTIN

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)