Antoine COURCHESNE

(b. abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 June 1793 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Antoine COURCHESNE was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Antoine COURCHESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE and Marguerite LAFOND and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LAFOND and Catherine SENECAL

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

Antoine married Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE 27 November 1741 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francoise died 10 February 1751 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Francoise was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU.

Antoine COURCHESNE died 5 June 1793 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .

m. Gelinas Francoise
m. Sicard Marie

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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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Antoine COURCHESNE married

Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE-- Date: 27 November 1741 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU

Children of Antoine COURCHESNE and Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE:

Francoise COURCHESNE (b.abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 April 1825, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Francois DESHAIES 5 February 1770 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1741 Marriage / Partner
Antoine COURCHESNE and Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE 27 November 1741, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE died 10 February 1751, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Francoise COURCHESNE married 5 February 1770, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Francois DESHAIES

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.