Marie-Madeleine GILBERT

(b. May 1702 , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 September 1791 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine GILBERT was born May 1702 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Madeleine GILBERT was the child of Étienne GILBERT and Marguerite THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel THIBAULT (THIBEAU) (THIBEAULT) and Jeanne LOYER (SOYER)

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

Marie-Madeleine married Nicolas GODIN dit DELAPOTERIE 30 March 1723 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas GODIN dit DELAPOTERIE was born abt. 1703 Nicolas died 22 June 1743 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Marie-Madeleine GILBERT died 5 September 1791 in Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Madeleine GILBERT married

Nicolas GODIN dit DELAPOTERIE-- Date: 30 March 1723 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Nicolas GODIN dit DELAPOTERIE and Marie-Madeleine GILBERT:

Jean-Baptiste GODIN dit DELAPOTERIE (b.16 January 1739, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth-Isabelle BOILEAU 4 November 1765 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1702 Birth
May 1702
Québec Province, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine GILBERT and Nicolas GODIN dit DELAPOTERIE 30 March 1723, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODIN dit DELAPOTERIE was born 16 January 1739, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 36 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas GODIN dit DELAPOTERIE died 22 June 1743, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODIN dit DELAPOTERIE married 4 November 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Elisabeth-Isabelle BOILEAU

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.