Marie-Josephe
DROLET
(b.
14 March 1745
,
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
d.
20 August 1825
,
La Présentation, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephe DROLET was born 14 March 1745 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe DROLET was the child of Jacques DROLET and Marie-Anne RHEAUME dite DUMOULIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DROLET and Geneviève DESROCHES (maternal) René RHÉAUME and Marie GUYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL 8 January 1776 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL was born 12 February 1753 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Augustin-Pierre was the child of François ROUSSEL and Marguerite ROY.
Marie-Josephe DROLET died 20 August 1825 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Marie-Josephe DROLET
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Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL-- Date: 8 January 1776 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL was the child of François ROUSSEL and Marguerite ROY
Children of Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL and Marie-Josephe DROLET:
Marie-Josephte-Luce ROUSSEL (b.16 September 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 August 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU 5 February 1798 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL-- Date: 8 January 1776 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL was the child of François ROUSSEL and Marguerite ROY
Children of Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL and Marie-Josephe DROLET:
Marie-Josephte-Luce ROUSSEL (b.16 September 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 August 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )m. Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU 5 February 1798 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
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1745 Birth 14 March 1745
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
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.
1776 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Josephe DROLET and Augustin-Pierre ROUSSEL 8 January 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
She was 30 years old.
1776 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte-Luce ROUSSEL was born 16 September 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Josephe was 31 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1798 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephte-Luce ROUSSEL married 5 February 1798, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Francois-Augustin BOURBEAU
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1825 Death 20 August 1825
La Présentation, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.
Added: 2/23/2026 1:54:45 PM
- Updated: 2/23/2026 1:55:39 PM
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