Joseph LACOSTE

(b. 28 June 1732 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 8 November 1801 , Boucherville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LACOSTE was born 28 June 1732 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Joseph LACOSTE was the child of Louis LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Marie-Anne BABIN dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) (maternal) Pierre BABIN dit LACROIX and Madeleine RICHAUME

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Joseph married Marie-Catherine BRIEN 21 June 1762 in Boucherville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Catherine BRIEN was born 3 November 1743 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Catherine died 8 April 1819 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Catherine was the child of Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU.

Joseph LACOSTE died 8 November 1801 in Boucherville, 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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Joseph LACOSTE married

Marie-Catherine BRIEN-- Date: 21 June 1762 Place: Boucherville, Canada
Marie-Catherine BRIEN was the child of Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU

Children of Joseph LACOSTE and Marie-Catherine BRIEN:

Jacques LACOSTE (b.11 October 1775, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 February 1857, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie NORMANDIN 5 October 1801 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1732 Birth
28 June 1732
Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LACOSTE and Marie-Catherine BRIEN 21 June 1762, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 30 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.

1775 Birth of Child
Jacques LACOSTE was born 11 October 1775, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph was 43 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.