Madeleine RATEL

(b. abt. 1699 , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 July 1788 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine RATEL was born abt. 1699 in Québec Province, Canada

Madeleine RATEL was the child of Pierre RATEL and Antoinette VERGER dite DESJARDINS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RATEL dit DRAGON and Marie LEMAIRE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste VERGER dit DESJARDINS and Anne POITRON

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

Madeleine married Nicolas GENDRON 5 January 1723 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Nicolas GENDRON was born 8 June 1701 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Nicolas died 29 January 1754 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Nicolas was the child of Pierre GENDRON and Marie THIBIERGE (THIVIERGE).

Madeleine RATEL died 13 July 1788 in Contrecœur, 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 RATEL married

Nicolas GENDRON-- Date: 5 January 1723 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Nicolas GENDRON was the child of Pierre GENDRON and Marie THIBIERGE (THIVIERGE)

Children of Nicolas GENDRON and Madeleine RATEL:

Jean-Baptiste GENDRON (b.7 January 1729, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 7 July 1805, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse BOURDON 7 January 1754 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie GENDRON (b.22 March 1740, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1773, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jacques BIBEAU 23 February 1756 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine RATEL and Nicolas GENDRON 5 January 1723, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1729 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON was born 7 January 1729, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1740 Birth of Child
Marie GENDRON was born 22 March 1740, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON married 7 January 1754, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Marie-Thérèse BOURDON

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas GENDRON died 29 January 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie GENDRON married 23 February 1756 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Jacques BIBEAU

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.

1773 Death of Child
Marie GENDRON died 26 July 1773, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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.