Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT

(b. 22 September 1726 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1764 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT was born 22 September 1726 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT was the child of Louis BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Denise DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

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Marie-Josephte married Etienne LEDOUX 3 August 1744 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne LEDOUX was born 2 January 1712 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Etienne died 20 November 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Etienne was the child of Gabriel-Louis LEDOUX and Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR.

Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT died 12 August 1764 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT married

Etienne LEDOUX-- Date: 3 August 1744 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Etienne LEDOUX was the child of Gabriel-Louis LEDOUX and Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR

Children of Etienne LEDOUX and Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT:

Etienne-François LEDOUX (b.27 June 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe HUDON dite BEAULIEU 10 October 1769 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis LEDOUX (b.11 April 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 20 June 1823, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jeanne ROY 16 September 1771 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1726 Birth
22 September 1726
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BOURGAULT and Etienne LEDOUX 3 August 1744, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 17 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Etienne-François LEDOUX was born 27 June 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 18 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Louis LEDOUX was born 11 April 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 20 years old.

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.