Louis TURCOT

(b. 21 March 1739 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1801 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada )

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Louis TURCOT was born 21 March 1739 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France

Louis TURCOT was the child of Joseph-Antoine TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Agathe ARSENAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS (maternal) Michel ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marie-Madeleine LEBLANC dite LABRIE

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

Louis married Brigitte MAILLOT 14 January 1771 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Brigitte MAILLOT was born abt. 1752 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Brigitte died 6 April 1804 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Brigitte was the child of Jacques MAILLOT (MAILHOT) and Marie-Brigitte BRISSON.

Louis TURCOT died 31 December 1801 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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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Louis TURCOT married

Brigitte MAILLOT-- Date: 14 January 1771 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Brigitte MAILLOT was the child of Jacques MAILLOT (MAILHOT) and Marie-Brigitte BRISSON

Children of Louis TURCOT and Brigitte MAILLOT:

Marie TURCOT (b.15 July 1774, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1852, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East)
m. François BARIL 19 August 1793 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Louis TURCOT (b.22 October 1777, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 April 1848, Longueuil, Canada East )
m. Geneviève PERRAULT (PERREAULT) 9 August 1802 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre TURCOT (b.5 October 1783, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1827, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Veronique BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE 7 February 1809 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1739 Birth
21 March 1739
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Louis TURCOT and Brigitte MAILLOT 14 January 1771, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie TURCOT was born 15 July 1774, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Louis was 35 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.