Marie-Francoise CLEROUX

(b. 6 April 1772 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1840 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Francoise CLEROUX was born 6 April 1772 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Francoise CLEROUX was the child of Nicolas CLEROUX and Marie-Louise CALLIERE dite JASMIN (CAILLE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Guillaume CLEROUX and Jeanne BOINEAU (BONEAU) (maternal) Aubin CALLIERE dit JASMIN (CAILLE) and Louise-Victor COUVRET

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

Marie-Francoise married Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS 16 April 1793 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS was born 9 July 1768 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Jean-Baptiste died 16 May 1841 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS and Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU.

Marie-Francoise CLEROUX died 30 April 1840 in Saint-Martin, Laval, 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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Marie-Francoise CLEROUX married

Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS-- Date: 16 April 1793 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS and Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS and Marie-Francoise CLEROUX:

Francoise BIGRAS (b.10/25/1794, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada d. 10/6/1832, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Christophe CHARRON 25 August 1812 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1772 Birth
6 April 1772
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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)

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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise CLEROUX and Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS 16 April 1793, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Francoise BIGRAS was born 10/25/1794, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Francoise was 22 years old.

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Francoise BIGRAS married 25 August 1812, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada to Christophe CHARRON

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