Marie-Desanges MARTEL

(b. 9 December 1758 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1812 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Desanges MARTEL was born 9 December 1758 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Marie-Desanges MARTEL was the child of Joseph MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Anne SIMARD (maternal) Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY and Geneviève GONTHIER

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

Marie-Desanges married Jean François LACHAUME 26 October 1778 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean François LACHAUME was born abt. 1753 Jean François died 1 March 1839 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).

Marie-Desanges MARTEL died 25 February 1812 in Les Éboulements, 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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Marie-Desanges MARTEL married

Jean François LACHAUME-- Date: 26 October 1778 Place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Jean François LACHAUME and Marie-Desanges MARTEL:

Jean LACHAUME (b.11 August 1779, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 April 1870, Matane, Québec, Canada )
m. Claire MERCIER 13 January 1807 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie LACHAUME (b.abt. 1801, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Francois JEAN 27 February 1821 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1758 Birth
9 December 1758
Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

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 - 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Desanges MARTEL and Jean François LACHAUME 26 October 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 19 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean LACHAUME was born 11 August 1779, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Desanges was 20 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage of Child
Jean LACHAUME married 13 January 1807, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Claire MERCIER