Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE

(b. 9 February 1719 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1807 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE was born 9 February 1719 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE was the child of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Geneviève MORISSET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ) (maternal) Mathurin MORISSET and Elisabeth COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

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Marie-Josephe married Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) 15 November 1745 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 12 September 1720 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Jean-Baptiste died 20 March 1802 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Simon FRENET (FRENETTE) and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE.

Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE died 8 March 1807 in Cap-Santé, 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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Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE married

Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE)-- Date: 15 November 1745 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) was the child of Simon FRENET (FRENETTE) and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Children of Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) and Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE:

Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) (b.21 February 1753, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Josephte LAMOTHE 22 July 1776 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1719 Birth
9 February 1719
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE and Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) 15 November 1745, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 21 February 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Josephe was 34 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.