Josephte BLANCHET

(b. 8 May 1749 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1804 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Josephte BLANCHET was born 8 May 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Josephte BLANCHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Josephe FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ (maternal) Joseph FOURNIER and Elisabeth GAGNÉ

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

Josephte married Germain GAUDREAU 24 October 1768 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Germain GAUDREAU was born 5 January 1747 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Germain died 13 March 1812 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Germain was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Louise VAILLANCOURT.

Josephte BLANCHET died 26 October 1804 in Saint-Henri, 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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Josephte BLANCHET married

Germain GAUDREAU-- Date: 24 October 1768 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Germain GAUDREAU was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Louise VAILLANCOURT

Children of Germain GAUDREAU and Josephte BLANCHET:

Michel GAUDREAU (b.10 March 1789, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 December 1830, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte PARENT 28 May 1804 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1749 Birth
8 May 1749
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BLANCHET and Germain GAUDREAU 24 October 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 19 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.