Etienne-Basile TURPIN

(b. 2 October 1743 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1813 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada )

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Etienne-Basile TURPIN was born 2 October 1743 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Etienne-Basile TURPIN was the child of Jean Baptiste TURPIN and Marie-Louise LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TURPIN and Marguerite FAFARD (maternal) Etienne LADOUCEUR dit LAMADELEINE and Jeanne BOURCIER

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

Etienne-Basile married Marie LEGAULT 27 July 1767 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LEGAULT was born 25 October 1744 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie was the child of Joseph LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Suzanne DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS.

Etienne-Basile TURPIN died 19 May 1813 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, 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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Etienne-Basile TURPIN married

Marie LEGAULT-- Date: 27 July 1767 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie LEGAULT was the child of Joseph LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Suzanne DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS

Children of Etienne-Basile TURPIN and Marie LEGAULT:

Marguerite TURPIN (b.9 May 1785, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 November 1853, St-Placide, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada)
m. Joseph CHARLEBOIS 6 November 1809

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1743 Birth
2 October 1743
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Etienne-Basile TURPIN and Marie LEGAULT 27 July 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 23 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.