Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ

(b. 4 July 1737 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 6 October 1817 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ was born 4 July 1737 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ was the child of François DUPRÉ dit MIKINAC and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne BILODEAU

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

Marie-Marguerite married Pierre DUHAMEL 29 September 1760 in Saint-Ours, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre DUHAMEL was born 4 February 1736 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre died 11 April 1793 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Pierre was the child of Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Françoise-Louise VOLANT.

Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ died 6 October 1817 in Saint-Ours, 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-Marguerite DUPRÉ married

Pierre DUHAMEL-- Date: 29 September 1760 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada
Pierre DUHAMEL was the child of Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Françoise-Louise VOLANT

Children of Pierre DUHAMEL and Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ:

Jean-François DUHAMEL (b.12 September 1761, Contrecœur, Canada d. 24 January 1837, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth GIROUARD 29 October 1787 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Louis DUHAMEL (b.6 December 1762, Contrecœur, Canada d. 16 March 1845, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Modeste GIROUARD 11 November 1788 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charlotte DUHAMEL (b.7 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 May 1812, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. René-Pierre GIROUARD 7 February 1791 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie DUHAMEL (b.24 February 1778, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 July 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN 5 October 1795 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1737 Birth
4 July 1737
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ and Pierre DUHAMEL 29 September 1760 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 23 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-François DUHAMEL was born 12 September 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Marguerite was 24 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louis DUHAMEL was born 6 December 1762, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Marguerite was 25 years old.

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.

1771 Birth of Child
Charlotte DUHAMEL was born 7 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Marguerite was 33 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie DUHAMEL was born 24 February 1778, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Marguerite was 40 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-François DUHAMEL married 29 October 1787 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Elisabeth GIROUARD

1788 Marriage of Child
Louis DUHAMEL married 11 November 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Modeste GIROUARD

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DUHAMEL married 7 February 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to René-Pierre GIROUARD

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre DUHAMEL died 11 April 1793, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie DUHAMEL married 5 October 1795, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN

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

1812 Death of Child
Charlotte DUHAMEL died 13 May 1812, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Marguerite was 74 years old.

1817 Death
6 October 1817
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 80.

Added: 3/21/2016 9:59:12 AM - Updated: 3/22/2021 10:11:03 AM