Marie LACROIX

(b. 24 February 1757 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1821 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

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Marie LACROIX was born 24 February 1757 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Marie LACROIX was the child of Charles LACROIX and Marianne PATRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LACROIX and Suzanne LABRECQUE (maternal) André PATRY and Catherine PRUNEAU

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

Marie married Joseph-Arthur LACROIX 21 October 1782 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Arthur LACROIX was born 22 September 1756 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Arthur died 5 February 1803 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph-Arthur was the child of Joseph-Nicolas LACROIX and Marie-Josephte BLOUIN.

Marie LACROIX died 24 November 1821 in Trois-Rivières, 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 LACROIX married

Joseph-Arthur LACROIX-- Date: 21 October 1782 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Arthur LACROIX was the child of Joseph-Nicolas LACROIX and Marie-Josephte BLOUIN

Children of Joseph-Arthur LACROIX and Marie LACROIX:

Joseph LACROIX (b.16 September 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS 9 September 1811 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean LACROIX (b.3 June 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite COMTOIS 13 May 1822 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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1757 Birth
24 February 1757
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marie LACROIX and Joseph-Arthur LACROIX 21 October 1782, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph LACROIX was born 16 September 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie was 30 years old.

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

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Jean LACROIX was born 3 June 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie was 43 years old.