flag female ancestor  Marie-Josephe  LECLAIR

  (b. 27 September 1803 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 24 November 1864 Lanoraie, Canada East )  

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Marie-Josephe LECLAIR was born 27 September 1803 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephe LECLAIR was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC   and   Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Nicolas-Charles LECLERC and Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX (maternal)  Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD

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Marie-Josephe  married  Joseph DESROSIERS 3 February 1835 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DESROSIERS  was born 7 February 1799 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie).  Joseph died 28 June 1878 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie).  Joseph was the child of Alexis LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Catherine BONIN.

Marie-Josephe LECLAIR died 24 November 1864 in Lanoraie, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Josephe LECLAIR married flag male ancestor Joseph DESROSIERS-- Date: 3 February 1835 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Joseph DESROSIERS was the child of Alexis LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Catherine BONIN




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birth1803 Birth
27 September 1803
Sorel, Lower Canada
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
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1835 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LECLAIR and Joseph DESROSIERS 3 February 1835, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 31 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1841 Birth of Child
Sophie-Saphronie DESROSIERS was born 6 June 1841, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Josephe was 37 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Added: 5/2/2022 9:21:25 PM - Updated: 5/3/2022 11:14:37 AM

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