Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY

(b. 7 February 1736 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1813 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY was born 7 February 1736 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY was the child of Gabriel DÉSORCY and Marie-Catherine LETENDRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DÉSORCY and Marie-Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER) (maternal) Pierre LETENDRE and Catherine-Dite-Marie LAMY

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Josephte-Élisabeth married Joseph JEAN dit DENIS 24 January 1757 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph JEAN dit DENIS was born 3 September 1727 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph died 11 August 1807 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS and Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE.

Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY died 18 January 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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-Élisabeth DÉSORCY married

Joseph JEAN dit DENIS-- Date: 24 January 1757 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
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Joseph JEAN dit DENIS was the child of Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS and Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Children of Joseph JEAN dit DENIS and Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY:

François DENIS (b.20 May 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON dite DIDIER 16 February 1784 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph DENIS (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) 12 January 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1736 Birth
7 February 1736
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY and Joseph JEAN dit DENIS 24 January 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 20 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
François DENIS was born 20 May 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Josephte-Élisabeth was 25 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.