Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER

(b. 31 August 1715 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1798 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER was born 31 August 1715 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Marie-Marguerite PRESSEAU (PREZEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA and Marie-Charlotte ROUSSEL (maternal) Michel PRESSEAU (PREZEAU) and Marie CHAUZY (CHAUSSY)

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

Marie-Marguerite married François BRUNET 17 May 1751 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François BRUNET was born 20 January 1710 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. François died 18 December 1756 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. François was the child of Thomas BRUNET and Catherine CECIRE.

Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER died 26 March 1798 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER

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Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER married

François BRUNET-- Date: 17 May 1751 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
François BRUNET was the child of Thomas BRUNET and Catherine CECIRE

Children of François BRUNET and Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER:

Geneviève BRUNET (b.16 January 1754, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1818, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT 15 February 1773 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

François BRUNET (b.24 March 1756, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 29 December 1826, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine LANGEVIN dite LACROIX 26 May 1777 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1715 Birth
31 August 1715
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER and François BRUNET 17 May 1751, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 35 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Geneviève BRUNET was born 16 January 1754, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Marguerite was 38 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
François BRUNET was born 24 March 1756, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Marguerite was 40 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
François BRUNET died 18 December 1756, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BRUNET married 15 February 1773, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT

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.