Jean-François MARCOTTE

(b. 9 August 1728 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1785 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-François MARCOTTE was born 9 August 1728 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Jean-François MARCOTTE was the child of Jean MARCOTTE and Marie-Anne MORISSET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ) (maternal) Mathurin MORISSET and Elisabeth COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

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Jean-François married Angelique FISET 8 October 1753 in Donnacona, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Angelique FISET was born 30 November 1732 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Angelique died 13 April 1797 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Angelique was the child of François-Louis FISET and Louise-Angélique SYLVESTRE.

Jean-François MARCOTTE died 28 May 1785 in Saint-Martin, Laval, 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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Jean-François MARCOTTE married

Angelique FISET-- Date: 8 October 1753 Place: Donnacona, Canada, New France
Angelique FISET was the child of François-Louis FISET and Louise-Angélique SYLVESTRE

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Children of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Angelique FISET:

Angelique MARCOTTE (b.11 December 1754, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1823, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Charles LANGEVIN 10 June 1775 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Francois MARCOTTE (b.8 February 1756, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 8 September 1827, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)

Josephte MARCOTTE (b.23 August 1757, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 10 May 1845, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada East)
m. Charles TASSE 28 July 1777 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie MARCOTTE (b.14 January 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada d. 8 June 1809, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)

Marguerite MARCOTTE (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre MARCOTTE (b.28 September 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada d. 18 January 1819, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )

Marie-Louise MARCOTTE (b.6 February 1767, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1838, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )

Marie-Louise MARCOTTE (b.6 February 1767, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Raphael MARCOTTE (b.27 December 1768, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 October 1838, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)

Joseph MARCOTTE (b.29 October 1773, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 November 1852, )

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1728 Birth
9 August 1728
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François MARCOTTE and Angelique FISET 8 October 1753, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

He was 25 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Angelique MARCOTTE was born 11 December 1754, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 26 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Francois MARCOTTE was born 8 February 1756, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Josephte MARCOTTE was born 23 August 1757, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-François was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie MARCOTTE was born 14 January 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-François was 31 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre MARCOTTE was born 28 September 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-François 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MARCOTTE was born 6 February 1767, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 38 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Raphael MARCOTTE was born 27 December 1768, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 40 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph MARCOTTE was born 29 October 1773, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Jean-François was 45 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Angelique MARCOTTE married 10 June 1775, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Charles LANGEVIN

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.