Marie DUFRESNE

(b. 12 September 1706 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 7 June 1780 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie DUFRESNE was born 12 September 1706 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie DUFRESNE was the child of Guillaume DUFRESNE and Geneviève RUEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUFRESNE and Anne PATIN (maternal) Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERC

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

Marie married Louis PROULX 23 October 1730 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis PROULX was born 3 April 1696 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louis died 6 October 1748 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louis was the child of Jean PROULX and Jacquette FOURNIER.

Marie DUFRESNE died 7 June 1780 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, 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 DUFRESNE married

Louis PROULX-- Date: 23 October 1730 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Louis PROULX was the child of Jean PROULX and Jacquette FOURNIER

Children of Louis PROULX and Marie DUFRESNE:

Marie-Josephe PROULX (b.24 July 1732, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Clement HAINS (HINSE) 26 July 1756 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1706 Birth
12 September 1706
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie DUFRESNE and Louis PROULX 23 October 1730, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PROULX was born 24 July 1732, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie was 25 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis PROULX died 6 October 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe PROULX married 26 July 1756, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Clement HAINS (HINSE)

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.