Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE

(b. abt. 1739 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1796 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE was born abt. 1739 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE was the child of François FOURNAISE dit LABOUCANE and Angélique SERRE dite ST-JEAN and the grandchild of: (maternal) André SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne BOILARD

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

Marie-Madeleine married Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE 18 January 1762 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE was born abt. 1740 in France.

Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE died 13 November 1796 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.

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Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE married

Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE-- Date: 18 January 1762 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada

Children of Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE:

Josephte DENIS dite LAFRANCE (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Basile BOURQUE 1 June 1778 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Judith DENIS (b.24 October 1767, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 November 1828, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. André ROBILLARD 7 October 1782 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE and Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE 18 January 1762 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Judith DENIS was born 24 October 1767, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Josephte DENIS dite LAFRANCE married 1 June 1778, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Basile BOURQUE

1782 Marriage of Child
Judith DENIS married 7 October 1782 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to André ROBILLARD

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)