flag female ancestor  Josephte  LECLERC

  (b. 15 January 1748 L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 27 April 1828 Kamouraska, Lower Canada )  

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Josephte LECLERC was born 15 January 1748 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Josephte LECLERC was the child of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR   and   Francoise-Marguerite DURAND and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS (maternal)  Jean-Nicolas DURAND and Marguerite HUOT

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Josephte  married  Charles-François SOUCY 9 November 1772 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles-François SOUCY  was born 14 January 1745 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).  Charles-François died 19 February 1833 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).  Charles-François was the child of Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE and Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ.

Josephte LECLERC died 27 April 1828 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1748 Birth
15 January 1748
L'Islet, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1772 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LECLERC and Charles-François SOUCY 9 November 1772, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1778 Birth of Child
Charlemagne SOUCY was born 5 August 1778, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Josephte was 30 years old.
1780 Birth of Child
Francoise SOUCY was born 20 July 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Josephte was 32 years old.
1789 Birth of Child
François SOUCY was born 16 April 1789, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Josephte was 41 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1807 Marriage of Child
Charlemagne SOUCY married 11 January 1807, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Victoire BOUCHARD
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Francoise SOUCY married 20 January 1812, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Benjamin LAVOIE
marriage1813 Marriage of Child
François SOUCY married 18 January 1813, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Thecle THERIAULT
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1828 Death
27 April 1828
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 80.
Added: 3/25/2020 8:49:14 AM - Updated: 10/5/2024 1:06:03 PM

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