flag female ancestor  Marguerite  BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

  (b. abt. 1713 ,  Québec Province, Canada   d. 26 November 1788 ,  Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)   and   Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) (maternal)  Antoine VILLEDIEU and Marie MARTIN

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Marguerite  married  Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE 10 October 1735 in Verchères, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE  was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Michel died 8 November 1781 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Michel was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER.

Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 26 November 1788 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
marriage1735 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE 10 October 1735, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1741 Birth of Child
Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE was born 6 June 1741, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1743 Birth of Child
Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE was born 16 April 1743, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 10 April 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
marriage1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE married 12 October 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph LEDUC
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE married 29 September 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE
marriage1769 Marriage of Child
Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE married 2 October 1769, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine GALIPEAU
News1775 - 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.
1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE died 8 November 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
death1788 Death
26 November 1788
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
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