Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

(b. 19 January 1694 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1778 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born 19 January 1694 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was the child of François TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marguerite OUIMET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abel TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Isabelle GIRAUD dite GIROUX (maternal) Jean OUIMET and Renee-Marie GAGNON

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

Jacques married Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE 11 February 1726 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 20 January 1703 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Louise CHABOT.

Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) died 6 June 1778 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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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Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) married

Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE-- Date: 11 February 1726 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Louise CHABOT

Children of Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE:

Jacques TURCOTTE (b.20 September 1735, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1803 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS 8 November 1762 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève TURCOTTE (b.8 March 1740, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1815, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques FOUCHER 7 November 1763 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1694 Birth
19 January 1694
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE 11 February 1726 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jacques TURCOTTE was born 20 September 1735, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 41 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Geneviève TURCOTTE was born 8 March 1740, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 46 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Jacques TURCOTTE married 8 November 1762 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Geneviève TURCOTTE married 7 November 1763, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jacques FOUCHER

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.