flag female ancestor  Josephte  OCTEAU

  (b. 12 January 1811 Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada   d. 10 May 1891 Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Québec, Canada )  

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Josephte OCTEAU was born 12 January 1811 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Josephte OCTEAU was the child of Francois OCTEAU   and   Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU and Louise CARRIER (maternal)  Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Josephe FILTEAU

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

Josephte  married  Joseph TURGEON 3 September 1833 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph TURGEON  was born 9 October 1804 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Joseph died 1 September 1861 in Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Québec, Canada.  Joseph was the child of Joseph TURGEON and Marie-Brigitte MORIN.

Josephte OCTEAU died 10 May 1891 in Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, 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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Family and Children of Josephte OCTEAU

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Josephte OCTEAU married flag male ancestor Joseph TURGEON-- Date: 3 September 1833 Place: Beaumont, Lower Canada
Joseph TURGEON was the child of Joseph TURGEON and Marie-Brigitte MORIN




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Children of Joseph TURGEON and Josephte OCTEAU:

flag female ancestor Marie Josephte "Josephine" TURGEON (b.24 February 1836, Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Lower Canada  d. 27 May 1920, Berlin, New Hampshire, USA )
m. Pierre LECLERC 19 February 1855



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birth1811 Birth
12 January 1811
Lauzon, Lévis, 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
marriage1833 Marriage / Partner
Josephte OCTEAU and Joseph TURGEON 3 September 1833, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 22 years old.
1836 Birth of Child
Marie Josephte "Josephine" TURGEON was born 24 February 1836, Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 25 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
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.
1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph TURGEON died 1 September 1861, Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Québec, Canada
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
death1891 Death
10 May 1891
Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 80.
Added: 12/19/2024 1:32:58 AM - Updated: 12/19/2024 1:34:56 AM

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