Josephte JACQUES

(b. 6 November 1742 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1788 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte JACQUES was born 6 November 1742 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Josephte JACQUES was the child of Nicolas JACQUES and Marie-Josephte TESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis JACQUES and Antoinette LEROUX (maternal) Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Anne VIVIER

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

Josephte married Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 12 February 1759 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) was born 22 February 1720 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 21 November 1791 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE.

Josephte JACQUES died 27 January 1788 in L'Acadie, 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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Josephte JACQUES married

Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)-- Date: 12 February 1759 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) was the child of Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte JACQUES:

Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS (b.13 September 1764, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne MESNY 23 July 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1742 Birth
6 November 1742
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Josephte JACQUES and Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 12 February 1759, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 16 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS was born 13 September 1764, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Josephte was 21 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS married 23 July 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne MESNY