Joseph COURCHESNE

(b. 11 December 1725 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1805 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph COURCHESNE was born 11 December 1725 in Sorel, Canada, New France

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

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Joseph married Marie-Madeleine-Josephe CHARPENTIER 21 January 1755 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine-Josephe CHARPENTIER was born 31 March 1734 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Madeleine-Josephe died 19 June 1792 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Madeleine-Josephe was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT.

Joseph COURCHESNE died 12 October 1805 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .

m. Charpentier Marie-Madeleine-Josephe

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Occupation

Joseph COURCHESNE was a Journalier.
The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
Source: tfcq.ca

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Joseph COURCHESNE married

Marie-Madeleine-Josephe CHARPENTIER-- Date: 21 January 1755 Place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine-Josephe CHARPENTIER was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT

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1725 Birth
11 December 1725
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COURCHESNE and Marie-Madeleine-Josephe CHARPENTIER 21 January 1755, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 29 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.