Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT)

(b. 14 June 1735 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1814 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT) was born 14 June 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT) was the child of Pierre-Louis DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Marie-Thérèse NORMANDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Marie-Elisabeth MARCHAND (maternal) Laurent NORMANDIN and Marie-Anne RENAUD

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Marguerite married Antoine GENDREAU dit LAPOUSSIERE 21 November 1757 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine GENDREAU dit LAPOUSSIERE was born 5 February 1736 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Antoine was the child of Pierre GENDREAU and Louise LAURENDEAU.

Marguerite married (2) Charles-François SIMONEAU 3 July 1775 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles-François SIMONEAU was born 9 March 1749 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Charles-François was the child of Charles SIMONEAU and Marie-Marguerite VERMET.

Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT) died 1 April 1814 in Montmagny, 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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Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT) married

Antoine GENDREAU dit LAPOUSSIERE-- Date: 21 November 1757 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Antoine GENDREAU dit LAPOUSSIERE was the child of Pierre GENDREAU and Louise LAURENDEAU

Children of Antoine GENDREAU dit LAPOUSSIERE and Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT):

Pierre GENDREAU dit LAPOUSSIERE (b.22 February 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Reine COTE 11 November 1783 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT) married

Charles-François SIMONEAU-- Date: 3 July 1775 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles-François SIMONEAU was the child of Charles SIMONEAU and Marie-Marguerite VERMET

Children of Charles-François SIMONEAU and Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT):

Charles-Francois SIMONEAU (b.6 September 1776, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe COULOMBE 16 February 1808 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1735 Birth
14 June 1735
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Antoine GENDREAU dit LAPOUSSIERE 21 November 1757, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 22 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Pierre GENDREAU dit LAPOUSSIERE was born 22 February 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 22 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 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Charles-François SIMONEAU 3 July 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 40 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Charles-Francois SIMONEAU was born 6 September 1776, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Pierre GENDREAU dit LAPOUSSIERE married 11 November 1783, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Reine COTE

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)

1808 Marriage of Child
Charles-Francois SIMONEAU married 16 February 1808, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Josephe COULOMBE