Joseph-Marie LECOUR

(b. 31 May 1719 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1779 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Marie LECOUR was born 31 May 1719 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie LECOUR was the child of Charles LECOUR and Marie-Anne POLIQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel LECOUR and Louise LEDRAN (maternal) Jean POLIQUIN and Anne ADAM

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Joseph-Marie married Marie-Anne SAMSON 12 January 1747 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne SAMSON was born 9 October 1725 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Anne died 9 March 1812 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Anne was the child of Ambroise-Augustin SAMSON and Marie-Anne MORIN dite BEAUSEJOUR.

Joseph-Marie LECOUR died 24 July 1779 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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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Joseph-Marie LECOUR married

Marie-Anne SAMSON-- Date: 12 January 1747 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne SAMSON was the child of Ambroise-Augustin SAMSON and Marie-Anne MORIN dite BEAUSEJOUR

Children of Joseph-Marie LECOUR and Marie-Anne SAMSON:

Michel LECOUR (LECOURS) (b.17 August 1763, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 October 1818, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise BOURGET 19 November 1787 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Josephe LECOUR (b.26 August 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1809, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Jean Godefroy NACKE 24 August 1799 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1719 Birth
31 May 1719
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie LECOUR and Marie-Anne SAMSON 12 January 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 27 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Michel LECOUR (LECOURS) was born 17 August 1763, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph-Marie was 44 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LECOUR was born 26 August 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph-Marie was 46 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.