Marie-Anne MESNY

(b. 2 May 1708 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 14 April 1777 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne MESNY was born 2 May 1708 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne MESNY was the child of Claude MESNY and Marie DENIGER SANSOUCY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Bernard DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Marguerite RAISIN

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Marie-Anne married Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 30 October 1729 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 9 March 1706 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Joseph died 12 April 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Joseph was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL and Jeanne SÉGUIN.

Marie-Anne MESNY died 14 April 1777 in La Prairie, 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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Marie-Anne MESNY married

Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)-- Date: 30 October 1729 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL and Jeanne SÉGUIN

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Children of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Anne MESNY:

Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) (b.21 August 1730, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marguerite DUPUIS 12 January 1756 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Augustin ROBIDOUX (b.6 October 1731, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1803, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite BARRETTE 21 January 1760 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne-Amable ROBIDOUX (b.24 December 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) (b.15 March 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1803, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Felicite BOURDEAU 21 September 1760 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marguerite ROBIDOUX (b.5 April 1735, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Hilaire DAVID 27 September 1762 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Toussaint-Amable ROBIDOUX (b.9 September 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

Barbe-Therese-Amable ROBIDOUX (b.25 December 1738, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

Angelique ROBIDOUX (b.9 February 1740, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1771, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada)

Antoine ROBIDOUX (b.26 August 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1819, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne-Archange MARIER 21 November 1763 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Joseph ROBIDOUX (b.abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Francois ROBIDOUX (b.15 August 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1827, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)

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1708 Birth
2 May 1708
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MESNY and Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 30 October 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 21 August 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 22 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Augustin ROBIDOUX was born 6 October 1731, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Anne was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Amable ROBIDOUX was born 24 December 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Louis ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 15 March 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROBIDOUX was born 5 April 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Toussaint-Amable ROBIDOUX was born 9 September 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 29 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Barbe-Therese-Amable ROBIDOUX was born 25 December 1738, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Angelique ROBIDOUX was born 9 February 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Antoine ROBIDOUX was born 26 August 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Francois ROBIDOUX was born 15 August 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 42 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) married 12 January 1756, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marie-Marguerite DUPUIS

1760 Marriage of Child
Augustin ROBIDOUX married 21 January 1760, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marguerite BARRETTE

1760 Marriage of Child
Louis ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) married 21 September 1760, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Felicite BOURDEAU

1762 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROBIDOUX married 27 September 1762, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Hilaire DAVID

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROBIDOUX married 21 November 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne-Archange MARIER

1771 Death of Child
Angelique ROBIDOUX died 15 November 1771, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 63 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.