Marguerite DURETTE

(b. 25 October 1773 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 August 1832 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite DURETTE was born 25 October 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite DURETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DURETTE and Marie-Bibiane LABERGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles DURETTE and Marie-Françoise GIRARD

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

Marguerite married Louis-Joseph GAGNON 16 November 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis-Joseph GAGNON was born 29 September 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Louis-Joseph died 17 April 1855 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Louis-Joseph was the child of Etienne GAGNON and Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD.

Marguerite DURETTE died 28 August 1832 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 DURETTE married

Louis-Joseph GAGNON-- Date: 16 November 1790 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Joseph GAGNON was the child of Etienne GAGNON and Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD

Children of Louis-Joseph GAGNON and Marguerite DURETTE:

Helene GAGNON (b.22 August 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 5 March 1881, Lacolle, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre ALLARD 27 September 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes GAGNON (b.9 February 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 18 August 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Francois VANDAL 6 October 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite GAGNON (b.3 July 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Aimee TREMBLAY 1 February 1825 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Georges GAGNON (b.28 March 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Olive TREMBLAY 21 November 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1773 Birth
25 October 1773
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DURETTE and Louis-Joseph GAGNON 16 November 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 17 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Helene GAGNON was born 22 August 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 17 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Agnes GAGNON was born 9 February 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNON was born 3 July 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Louis-Georges GAGNON was born 28 March 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1808 Marriage of Child
Helene GAGNON married 27 September 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre ALLARD

1812 Marriage of Child
Agnes GAGNON married 6 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois VANDAL

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAGNON married 1 February 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Aimee TREMBLAY

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Louis-Georges GAGNON married 21 November 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Olive TREMBLAY

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Child
Agnes GAGNON died 18 August 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 53 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death
28 August 1832
Québec, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 58.