Marguerite LAROCHE

(b. 30 March 1703 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1767 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite LAROCHE was born 30 March 1703 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marguerite LAROCHE was the child of Innocent LAROCHE and Marie ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Innocent LAROCHE and Marguerite QUOY (maternal) Michel ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and Marie-Catherine CONSTANTINEAU

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

Marguerite married Jean-François LAFONTAINE 11 February 1731 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François LAFONTAINE was born 26 July 1704 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-François died 18 February 1779 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-François was the child of Jean-François FONTAINE and Catherine HARDY.

Marguerite LAROCHE died 18 February 1767 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Marguerite LAROCHE married

Jean-François LAFONTAINE-- Date: 11 February 1731 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Jean-François LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-François FONTAINE and Catherine HARDY

Children of Jean-François LAFONTAINE and Marguerite LAROCHE:

Josephte LAFONTAINE (b.19 October 1738, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS 21 January 1754 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1703 Birth
30 March 1703
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LAROCHE and Jean-François LAFONTAINE 11 February 1731, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Josephte LAFONTAINE was born 19 October 1738, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Josephte LAFONTAINE married 21 January 1754, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS

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.