Marie-Veronique LAPORTE

(b. 28 January 1718 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 20 November 1785 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Veronique LAPORTE was born 28 January 1718 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Marie-Veronique LAPORTE was the child of Pierre LAPORTE and Madeleine VIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georges LAPORTE and Marie-Madeleine GUERTIN (maternal) Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE

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Marie-Veronique married Pierre GAUTHIER 1 July 1736 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre GAUTHIER was born 17 February 1711 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne TESSIER.

Marie-Veronique LAPORTE died 20 November 1785 in Boucherville, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Veronique LAPORTE

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Marie-Veronique LAPORTE married

Pierre GAUTHIER-- Date: 1 July 1736 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Pierre GAUTHIER was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne TESSIER

Children of Pierre GAUTHIER and Marie-Veronique LAPORTE:

Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN (b.16 July 1739, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1813, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Louise SICOTTE 24 October 1763 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Veronique GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN (b.21 May 1744, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1791, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph ROBERT 19 February 1759 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER (b.6 August 1747, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 June 1822, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Josephe PETIT dite LALUMIERE 28 January 1771 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Desange-Angelique GAUTHIER (b.21 December 1748, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Charles SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE 1 August 1770 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN (b.14 August 1750, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1825, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS 5 October 1772 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1718 Birth
28 January 1718
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Veronique LAPORTE and Pierre GAUTHIER 1 July 1736, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 18 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 16 July 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Veronique was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Veronique GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 21 May 1744, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Veronique was 26 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was born 6 August 1747, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Veronique was 29 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Desange-Angelique GAUTHIER was born 21 December 1748, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Veronique was 30 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 14 August 1750, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Veronique was 32 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Veronique GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN married 19 February 1759, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph ROBERT

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN married 24 October 1763, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Louise SICOTTE

1770 Marriage of Child
Desange-Angelique GAUTHIER married 1 August 1770, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Charles SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER married 28 January 1771, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Josephe PETIT dite LALUMIERE

1772 Marriage of Child
Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN married 5 October 1772, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Madeleine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS

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.