flag female ancestor  Josephte  LEFORT

  (b. 15 March 1740 Chambly, Canada, New France   d. 4 April 1778 Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Josephte LEFORT was born 15 March 1740 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Josephte LEFORT was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFORT   and   Marie-Charlotte MENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON (maternal)  Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER

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Josephte  married  Pierre COGNAC dit LEVEILLE 21 February 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre COGNAC dit LEVEILLE  was born abt. 1729 in L'Abergement-de-Varey, Ain, France.  Pierre died 19 March 1789 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). 

Josephte LEFORT died 4 April 1778 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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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Josephte LEFORT married immigrant flag male ancestor Pierre COGNAC dit LEVEILLE-- Date: 21 February 1757 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France


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1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable COGNAC dite LEVEILLE was born 19 September 1720, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Josephte was -20 years old.
birth1740 Birth
15 March 1740
Chambly, Canada, New France
marriage1757 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LEFORT and Pierre COGNAC dit LEVEILLE 21 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 16 years old.
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.
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.
death1778 Death
4 April 1778
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 38.
Added: 9/14/2021 1:10:37 PM - Updated: 9/14/2021 1:12:24 PM

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