Marie-Louise RANCOURT

(b. 29 July 1739 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1785 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Louise RANCOURT was born 29 July 1739 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise RANCOURT was the child of Charles-François RANCOURT and Françoise DUQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph RANCOURT and Françoise DAVAUX (DAVEAU) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Catherine-Ursule AMYOT (AMIOT)

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

Marie-Louise married Gilbert CHATEL 2 February 1761 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Gilbert CHATEL was born 30 December 1733 in Gannat, St-Étienne, France. Gilbert died 13 January 1797 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Marie-Louise RANCOURT died 5 May 1785 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, 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-Louise RANCOURT married

Gilbert CHATEL-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada

Children of Gilbert CHATEL and Marie-Louise RANCOURT:

Marguerite CHATEL (DUCHATEL) (b.28 February 1763, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Hippolyte-Apolline CHATEL (DUCHATEL) (b.7 September 1769, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Gilbert CHATEL (DUCHATEL) (b.3 June 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 February 1821, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada)

Louis CHATEL (DUCHATEL) (b.10 June 1779, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 August 1832, Chambly, Lower Canada )

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1739 Birth
29 July 1739
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise RANCOURT and Gilbert CHATEL 2 February 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 21 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHATEL (DUCHATEL) was born 28 February 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Louise was 23 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Hippolyte-Apolline CHATEL (DUCHATEL) was born 7 September 1769, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Gilbert CHATEL (DUCHATEL) was born 3 June 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Louise was 32 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis CHATEL (DUCHATEL) was born 10 June 1779, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Louise was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)