Marie Josephe MELANCON

(b. 21 November 1742 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 21 August 1824 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marie Josephe MELANCON was born 21 November 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia

Marie Josephe MELANCON was the child of Jean MELANSON and Marie Josephe LANOUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MELANSON and Anne Jeanne BOURG (maternal) Pierre LANOUE and Marie GRANGER

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Marie Josephe married Louis AIDE dit CRÉQUY 20 June 1762 in Canada . Louis AIDE dit CRÉQUY was born 27 January 1732 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Louis died 4 August 1771 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste AIDE dit CRÉQUY and Marie-Louise MEZERAY.

Marie Josephe married (2) Isidore TOUSIGNANT 25 January 1773 in Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada . Isidore TOUSIGNANT was born 16 March 1749 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Isidore died 21 July 1789 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Isidore was the child of Antoine-Michel TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Agathe HUBERT.

Marie Josephe MELANCON died 21 August 1824 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, 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 Josephe MELANCON married

Louis AIDE dit CRÉQUY-- Date: 20 June 1762 Place: , Canada
Louis AIDE dit CRÉQUY was the child of Jean-Baptiste AIDE dit CRÉQUY and Marie-Louise MEZERAY

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Marie Josephe MELANCON married

Isidore TOUSIGNANT-- Date: 25 January 1773 Place: Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Isidore TOUSIGNANT was the child of Antoine-Michel TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Agathe HUBERT

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1742 Birth
21 November 1742
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie Josephe MELANCON and Louis AIDE dit CRÉQUY 20 June 1762, , Canada

She was 19 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis AIDE dit CRÉQUY died 4 August 1771, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie Josephe MELANCON and Isidore TOUSIGNANT 25 January 1773, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

She 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.