Madeleine LEDUC

(b. 22 February 1710 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1805 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine LEDUC was born 22 February 1710 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Madeleine LEDUC was the child of Charles LEDUC and Anne-Angélique CHEVALIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LEDUC and Marie SOULINIER (maternal) Joseph CHEVALIER and Francoise-Marthe BARTON

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

Madeleine married Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 30 September 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 2 December 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-François died 2 February 1756 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-François was the child of Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL.

Madeleine LEDUC died 4 May 1805 in Varennes, 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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Madeleine LEDUC married

Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE-- Date: 30 September 1737 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was the child of Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL

Children of Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Madeleine LEDUC:

Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE (b.10 August 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1826, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise PETIT 7 November 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1710 Birth
22 February 1710
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LEDUC and Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 30 September 1737, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 27 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 10 August 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 38 years old.

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE died 2 February 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE married 7 November 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Louise PETIT

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.