Françoise ROUSSEAU

(b. 10 February 1754 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1832 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Françoise ROUSSEAU was born 10 February 1754 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Françoise ROUSSEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Genevieve VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Catherine ROULEAU (maternal) Jean VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Marie FISET

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Françoise married Nicolas LABERGE 5 February 1776 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Nicolas LABERGE was born 27 October 1753 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Nicolas died 5 January 1822 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Nicolas was the child of Nicolas LABERGE and Genevieve COTE.

Françoise ROUSSEAU died 30 June 1832 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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Françoise ROUSSEAU married

Nicolas LABERGE-- Date: 5 February 1776 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas LABERGE was the child of Nicolas LABERGE and Genevieve COTE

Children of Nicolas LABERGE and Françoise ROUSSEAU:

Claire LABERGE (b.19 December 1781, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne COUILLARD 13 May 1800 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Genevieve LABERGE (b.24 March 1786, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph NICOLE 17 January 1804 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Archange LABERGE (b.abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 February 1842, Montmagny, Canada East )
m. Alexis FOURNIER 8 October 1805 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1754 Birth
10 February 1754
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Françoise ROUSSEAU and Nicolas LABERGE 5 February 1776, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 22 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Claire LABERGE was born 19 December 1781, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Françoise was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Genevieve LABERGE was born 24 March 1786, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Françoise was 32 years old.

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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Claire LABERGE married 13 May 1800, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Etienne COUILLARD

1804 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LABERGE married 17 January 1804, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Joseph NICOLE

1805 Marriage of Child
Archange LABERGE married 8 October 1805, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Alexis FOURNIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England