Cécile PRUD'HOMME

(b. 25 February 1689 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1777 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Cécile PRUD'HOMME was born 25 February 1689 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Cécile PRUD'HOMME was the child of François-Xavier PRUD'HOMME and Cecile GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PRUD'HOMME and Roberte GADOIS (GADOUA) (maternal) Jean GERVAIS and Anne ARCHAMBAULT

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

Cécile married Louis LAMY dit DEFOND 18 January 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis LAMY dit DEFOND was born 29 August 1690 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louis died 24 September 1748 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louis was the child of Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Marie-Catherine BADAILLAC.

Cécile PRUD'HOMME died 18 July 1777 in Montréal, 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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Family and Children of Cécile PRUD'HOMME

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Cécile PRUD'HOMME married

Louis LAMY dit DEFOND-- Date: 18 January 1718 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Louis LAMY dit DEFOND was the child of Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Marie-Catherine BADAILLAC

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Children:

Louis Lamy Defond 1718-
Josephte Defond Lamy 1721-1799
Pierre Lamy Defond 1723-1770
Joseph Lamy Defond 1730-

Children of Louis LAMY dit DEFOND and Cécile PRUD'HOMME:

Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND (b.January 1721, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY 7 January 1750 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND (b.30 March 1723, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1770, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) 27 October 1750 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1689 Birth
25 February 1689
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Cécile PRUD'HOMME and Louis LAMY dit DEFOND 18 January 1718, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 28 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was born January 1721, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Cécile was 31 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND was born 30 March 1723, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Cécile was 34 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis LAMY dit DEFOND died 24 September 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1750 Marriage of Child
Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND married 7 January 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY

1750 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND married 27 October 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

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

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.

1770 Death of Child
Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND died 8 March 1770, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Cécile was 81 years old.

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.