Josephte LEROUX

(b. 27 November 1727 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1791 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Josephte LEROUX was born 27 November 1727 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Josephte LEROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Angelique PLANTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Georges PLANTE and Marguerite CRÉPEAU

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Josephte married Joseph JEAN dit TOURANGEAU 22 April 1748 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph JEAN dit TOURANGEAU was born 19 May 1728 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph died 30 January 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph was the child of Leonard JEAN dit TOURANGEAU and Marie-Michelle VARIN.

Josephte LEROUX died 25 February 1791 in Québec, 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 LEROUX married

Joseph JEAN dit TOURANGEAU-- Date: 22 April 1748 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Joseph JEAN dit TOURANGEAU was the child of Leonard JEAN dit TOURANGEAU and Marie-Michelle VARIN

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Children of Joseph JEAN dit TOURANGEAU and Josephte LEROUX:

Marguerite JEAN dite TOURANGEAU (b.29 March 1753, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1810, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Amable DRAPEAU 14 October 1777 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1727 Birth
27 November 1727
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LEROUX and Joseph JEAN dit TOURANGEAU 22 April 1748, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marguerite JEAN dite TOURANGEAU was born 29 March 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Josephte was 25 years old.

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph JEAN dit TOURANGEAU died 30 January 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.