Marguerite ROBICHAUD

(b. abt. 1749 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 2 June 1827 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite ROBICHAUD was born abt. 1749 in Port Royal, Acadia

Marguerite ROBICHAUD was the child of Pierre ROBICHAUD and Françoise LEBORGNE dite BELISLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE and Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (maternal) Alexandre LEBORGNE dit BELISLE and Anastasie D'ABBADIE DE SAINT-CASTIN

Marguerite was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Marguerite married Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE 24 February 1772 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 20 November 1751 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Antoine died 23 April 1829 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Antoine was the child of Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Geneviève ARBOUR.

Marguerite ROBICHAUD died 2 June 1827 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Marguerite ROBICHAUD married

Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE-- Date: 24 February 1772 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
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Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Geneviève ARBOUR

Children of Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite ROBICHAUD:

Marguerite PEPIN dite LACHANCE (b.7 March 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis BOUSQUET 3 October 1796 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.abt. 1789, , Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX 7 February 1809 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROBICHAUD and Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE 24 February 1772, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 7 March 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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)

1796 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 3 October 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Alexis BOUSQUET

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 7 February 1809, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)