Madeleine GENDRON

(b. 7 July 1722 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1796 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine GENDRON was born 7 July 1722 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Madeleine GENDRON was the child of Antoine GENDRON and Marie-Charlotte LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GENDRON and Marie CHARPENTIER (maternal) Jean LARIOU dit LAFANTAISIE and Catherine MONGEAU

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

Madeleine married Claude DEVEAU 1 February 1742 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Claude DEVEAU was born abt. 1704 in France. Claude died 14 April 1784 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade).

Madeleine GENDRON died 16 September 1796 in La-Pérade, 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 Madeleine GENDRON

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Madeleine GENDRON married

Claude DEVEAU-- Date: 1 February 1742 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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Children of Claude DEVEAU and Madeleine GENDRON:

Marie-Josephte DEVEAU (DE VAU) (b.12 October 1742, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1808, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph LEVESQUE dit ROMPREZ 14 January 1765 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Madeleine DEVEAU (DEVOST) (b.15 October 1758, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 29 September 1842, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East)
m. Michel BARIL 14 February 1794 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
7 July 1722
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GENDRON and Claude DEVEAU 1 February 1742, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 19 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DEVEAU (DE VAU) was born 12 October 1742, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Madeleine was 20 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Madeleine DEVEAU (DEVOST) was born 15 October 1758, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Madeleine was 36 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DEVEAU (DE VAU) married 14 January 1765, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Joseph LEVESQUE dit ROMPREZ

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.