Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES

(b. 26 February 1706 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. March 1776 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES was born 26 February 1706 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX

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

Marie-Jeanne married Francois FRIGON 30 August 1735 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Francois FRIGON was born 25 November 1700 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Francois died 30 December 1789 Francois was the child of Jean-François FRIGON and Madeleine MOREAU.

Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES died March 1776 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES married

Francois FRIGON-- Date: 30 August 1735 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Francois FRIGON was the child of Jean-François FRIGON and Madeleine MOREAU

Children of Francois FRIGON and Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES:

Josephte FRIGON (b.7 March 1739, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1816, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Adrien RHEAULT 19 July 1762 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Catherine FRIGON (b.2 December 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 5 October 1820, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Louis DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS 20 June 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francoise FRIGON (b.12 March 1744, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François BOURBEAU 26 November 1764 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1706 Birth
26 February 1706
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES and Francois FRIGON 30 August 1735 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Josephte FRIGON was born 7 March 1739, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Jeanne was 33 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine FRIGON was born 2 December 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Jeanne was 34 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Francoise FRIGON was born 12 March 1744, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Jeanne was 38 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine FRIGON married 20 June 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Louis DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

1762 Marriage of Child
Josephte FRIGON married 19 July 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Adrien RHEAULT

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Francoise FRIGON married 26 November 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to François BOURBEAU

1765 Death of Child
Francoise FRIGON died 29 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Jeanne was 59 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.