Joseph DANCOSSE

(b. 17 August 1721 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1803 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DANCOSSE was born 17 August 1721 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph DANCOSSE was the child of Pierre DANCOSSE and Marie-Françoise DUVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DANCOSSE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD (maternal) François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 12 February 1748 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 18 January 1727 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte died 6 May 1803 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Josephte was the child of Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine SOUCY.

Joseph DANCOSSE died 2 January 1803 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Joseph DANCOSSE married

Marie-Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 12 February 1748 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine SOUCY

Children of Joseph DANCOSSE and Marie-Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Josephte DANCOSSE (b.25 January 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1843, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Francois OUELLET 30 October 1797 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Françoise DANCOSSE (b.24 March 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1838, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin LAMARRE 5 February 1781 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1721 Birth
17 August 1721
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DANCOSSE and Marie-Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 12 February 1748 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Josephte DANCOSSE was born 25 January 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Françoise DANCOSSE was born 24 March 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 33 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.

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.