Madeleine DUFAULT

(b. 19 October 1742 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1799 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine DUFAULT was born 19 October 1742 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Madeleine DUFAULT was the child of Jean-François DUFAULT and Charlotte PILOTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Joseph DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Angélique EMOND (maternal) Pierre PILOTE and Louise CHALIFOUR

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Madeleine married François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE 22 April 1765 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE was born 8 March 1738 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Marie-Françoise ROGNON dite LAROCHE.

Madeleine DUFAULT died 11 April 1799 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .

m. Marotte Francois

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine DUFAULT married

François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE-- Date: 22 April 1765 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE was the child of Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Marie-Françoise ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Children of François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Madeleine DUFAULT:

Marguerite MAROTTE dite LABONTE (b.19 March 1773, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph SAURETTE (SORET) 27 January 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1742 Birth
19 October 1742
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DUFAULT and François MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE 22 April 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 22 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite MAROTTE dite LABONTE was born 19 March 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Madeleine was 30 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.

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)

1794 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MAROTTE dite LABONTE married 27 January 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Joseph SAURETTE (SORET)