Nicolas MARCIL (MARSIL)

(b. 15 July 1721 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1785 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Nicolas MARCIL (MARSIL) was born 15 July 1721 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Nicolas MARCIL (MARSIL) was the child of Charles MARCIL (MARSIL) and Marie-Romaine GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) André MARCIL (MARSIL) dit LESPAGNOL and Marie LEFEBVRE (maternal) Mathieu GERVAIS LE PARISIEN and Marie-Michelle PICARD

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Nicolas married Geneviève BONNERON dite DUMAINE 18 November 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève BONNERON dite DUMAINE was born 21 June 1727 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geneviève died 31 May 1800 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Geneviève was the child of François-Mathurin BONNERON dit DUMAINE and Charlotte ST-AUBIN.

Nicolas MARCIL (MARSIL) died 2 September 1785 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, 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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Nicolas MARCIL (MARSIL) married

Geneviève BONNERON dite DUMAINE-- Date: 18 November 1748 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Geneviève BONNERON dite DUMAINE was the child of François-Mathurin BONNERON dit DUMAINE and Charlotte ST-AUBIN

Children of Nicolas MARCIL (MARSIL) and Geneviève BONNERON dite DUMAINE:

Nicolas MARCIL (b.30 August 1750, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Isabelle MÉNARD 21 February 1778 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François MARCIL (b.15 February 1752, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1797, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Louise BENOIT 22 November 1773 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Geneviève MARCIL (b.22 January 1756, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1786, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE 2 March 1772 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1721 Birth
15 July 1721
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas MARCIL (MARSIL) and Geneviève BONNERON dite DUMAINE 18 November 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Nicolas MARCIL was born 30 August 1750, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Nicolas was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
François MARCIL was born 15 February 1752, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Nicolas was 30 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève MARCIL was born 22 January 1756, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Nicolas was 34 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève MARCIL married 2 March 1772 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

1773 Marriage of Child
François MARCIL married 22 November 1773, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Louise BENOIT

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.