Marc DUFRESNE

(b. 8 October 1713 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1777 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marc DUFRESNE was born 8 October 1713 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marc DUFRESNE was the child of Pierre DUFRESNE and Marie-Madeleine CRÉPEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUFRESNE and Anne PATIN (maternal) Maurice CRÉPEAU and Marguerite LAVERDURE

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

Marc married Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE 24 November 1738 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 13 April 1717 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 3 October 1778 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite BERNARD.

Marc DUFRESNE died 11 May 1777 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Marc DUFRESNE married

Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE-- Date: 24 November 1738 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite BERNARD

Children of Marc DUFRESNE and Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE:

Madeleine DUFRESNE (b.15 January 1744, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 9 July 1810, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine GOBEIL 19 April 1773 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis DUFRESNE (b.20 March 1749, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie Louise BARIAU (BERIAULT) 8 February 1779 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1713 Birth
8 October 1713
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marc DUFRESNE and Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE 24 November 1738, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Madeleine DUFRESNE was born 15 January 1744, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marc was 30 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Louis DUFRESNE was born 20 March 1749, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marc was 35 years old.

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

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
Madeleine DUFRESNE married 19 April 1773, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Antoine GOBEIL

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.