Madeleine PAPIN

(b. 2 November 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France d. January 1801 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine PAPIN was born 2 November 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France

Madeleine PAPIN was the child of Pierre PAPIN and Catherine GUICHARD dite BARONET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles PAPIN and Françoise CHAPERON (maternal) Jean GUICHARD dit LASONDE and Marie-Marguerite GERBEAU (GERBAULT)

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

Madeleine married Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 23 January 1775 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Alexis died 29 November 1829 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Alexis was the child of Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX.

Madeleine PAPIN died January 1801 in Berthierville, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine PAPIN married

Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE-- Date: 23 January 1775 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was the child of Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX

Children of Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Madeleine PAPIN:

Henry HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE (b.16 September 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 January 1850, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Catherine LAVALLÉE 15 July 1811 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1758 Birth
2 November 1758
Québec, 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 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine PAPIN and Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 23 January 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 16 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Henry HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was born 16 September 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Madeleine was 28 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)