Madeleine RHEAUME

(b. 16 August 1732 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1778 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine RHEAUME was born 16 August 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France

Madeleine RHEAUME was the child of Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME and Catherine COUSSY dite LAFLEUR (COURCY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice RHÉAUME and Marie-Anne VIVIER (maternal) Pierre COUSSY dit LAFLEUR (COURCY) and Françoise MASSARD

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Madeleine married Joseph DION 4 June 1753 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DION was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 9 April 1772 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Joseph was the child of Pierre DION (GUYON) and Ursule LESSARD.

Madeleine RHEAUME died 30 October 1778 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine RHEAUME married

Joseph DION-- Date: 4 June 1753 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Joseph DION was the child of Pierre DION (GUYON) and Ursule LESSARD

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Children of Joseph DION and Madeleine RHEAUME:

Pierre DION (GUYON) (b.23 May 1765, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1832, Rigaud, Lower Canada )
m. Louise-Amable CHARLEBOIS 17 August 1789 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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1732 Birth
16 August 1732
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine RHEAUME and Joseph DION 4 June 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 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 Birth of Child
Pierre DION (GUYON) was born 23 May 1765, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Madeleine was 32 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DION died 9 April 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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.