François MARCOTTE

(b. 4 October 1745 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 21 March 1803 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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François MARCOTTE was born 4 October 1745 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

François MARCOTTE was the child of François MARCOTTE and Marie-Josephte MORISSET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Louise BEAUDET (maternal) Mathurin MORISSET and Marie-Anne TELLIER

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

François married Thérèse GROLEAU 13 January 1772 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse GROLEAU was born 30 November 1748 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Thérèse died 15 February 1791 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Thérèse was the child of François GROLEAU and Madeleine PERRAULT.

François MARCOTTE died 21 March 1803 in Deschambault, 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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François MARCOTTE married

Thérèse GROLEAU-- Date: 13 January 1772 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Thérèse GROLEAU was the child of François GROLEAU and Madeleine PERRAULT

Children of François MARCOTTE and Thérèse GROLEAU:

Madeleine MARCOTTE (b.20 April 1782, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 May 1852, Deschambault, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Marie PAQUIN 19 November 1804 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1745 Birth
4 October 1745
Cap-Santé, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
François MARCOTTE and Thérèse GROLEAU 13 January 1772 , Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 26 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Madeleine MARCOTTE was born 20 April 1782, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François was 36 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 Canada