Marguerite PETITCLERC

(b. 24 March 1744 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1825 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite PETITCLERC was born 24 March 1744 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite PETITCLERC was the child of Augustin PETITCLERC and Marie BELLEAU dite LAROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC and Marie-Françoise PREVOST (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BELLEAU dit LAROSE and Catherine BERTHIAUME

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Marguerite married Pierre MASSE 26 July 1762 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre MASSE was born 17 June 1737 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Pierre died 28 December 1775 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Pierre was the child of Joseph-Jean MASSE and Marie-Thérèse HAMEL.

Marguerite PETITCLERC died 17 December 1825 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.

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Marguerite PETITCLERC married

Pierre MASSE-- Date: 26 July 1762 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
Pierre MASSE was the child of Joseph-Jean MASSE and Marie-Thérèse HAMEL

Children of Pierre MASSE and Marguerite PETITCLERC:

Jean-Baptiste MASSE (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louise SAUVAGEAU 25 November 1799 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1744 Birth
24 March 1744
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PETITCLERC and Pierre MASSE 26 July 1762, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

She was 18 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre MASSE died 28 December 1775, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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.