Jean-Francois VOCELLE

(b. 27 March 1730 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1797 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Francois VOCELLE was born 27 March 1730 in Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Francois VOCELLE was the child of Francois VOCELLE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Francoise DESEVE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Denis DESEVE dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Angélique PAQUET

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Jean-Francois married Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE 6 February 1753 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE was born 21 June 1733 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 11 September 1792 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) and Marie-Anne POITRAS.

Jean-Francois VOCELLE died 5 December 1797 in Québec, 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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Jean-Francois VOCELLE married

Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE-- Date: 6 February 1753 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) and Marie-Anne POITRAS

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Children of Jean-Francois VOCELLE and Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE:

Augustin VOCELLE (b.26 January 1761, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada d. 17 December 1826, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Marie HUS COURNOYER 13 November 1786 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1730 Birth
27 March 1730
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois VOCELLE and Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE 6 February 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Augustin VOCELLE was born 26 January 1761, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Francois 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 - 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.