Marie-Josephte TURGEON

(b. 3 April 1729 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1802 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte TURGEON was born 3 April 1729 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte TURGEON was the child of Charles TURGEON and Marie-Madeleine DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Zacharie TURGEON and Elisabeth LEROY (maternal) Pierre DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

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

Marie-Josephte married Ignace LECOUR 7 April 1750 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace LECOUR was born 9 March 1726 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Ignace died 16 March 1762 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Ignace was the child of Charles LECOUR and Marie-Anne POLIQUIN.

Marie-Josephte TURGEON died 12 August 1802 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Josephte TURGEON married

Ignace LECOUR-- Date: 7 April 1750 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Ignace LECOUR was the child of Charles LECOUR and Marie-Anne POLIQUIN

Children of Ignace LECOUR and Marie-Josephte TURGEON:

Josephte LECOUR (b.21 June 1756, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 5 October 1836, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph ROY 22 June 1778 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1729 Birth
3 April 1729
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte TURGEON and Ignace LECOUR 7 April 1750, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 21 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Josephte LECOUR was born 21 June 1756, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace LECOUR died 16 March 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.