Josephte MATTE

(b. abt. 1740 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 May 1799 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Josephte MATTE was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte MATTE was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Marie GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas MATTE and Angélique-Louise COQUIN dite LATOURELLE (maternal) Jean-François GODIN (GAUDIN) and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS

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

Josephte married Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER dit LIEVIN 20 January 1766 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER dit LIEVIN was born 14 January 1729 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-Baptiste died 2 September 1807 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Lievin FOURNIER and Marie-Suzanne FAUTEUX.

Josephte MATTE died 20 May 1799 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Josephte MATTE married

Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER dit LIEVIN-- Date: 20 January 1766 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER dit LIEVIN was the child of Lievin FOURNIER and Marie-Suzanne FAUTEUX

Children of Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER dit LIEVIN and Josephte MATTE:

Geneviève FOURNIER (b.6 May 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 September 1837, Donnacona, Lower Canada )
m. Toussaint DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN 22 October 1798 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Angélique FOURNIER dite GUEVIN (b.abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre ROBITAILLE 1 February 1796 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Josephte MATTE and Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER dit LIEVIN 20 January 1766, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1774 Birth of Child
Geneviève FOURNIER was born 6 May 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage of Child
Angélique FOURNIER dite GUEVIN married 1 February 1796, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Pierre ROBITAILLE

1798 Marriage of Child
Geneviève FOURNIER married 22 October 1798, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Toussaint DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN