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 )

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Jacques TURCOTTE was born 20 September 1735 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jacques TURCOTTE was the child of Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marguerite OUIMET (maternal) Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Louise CHABOT

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Jacques married Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS 8 November 1762 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS was born 5 September 1736 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Thérèse died 24 December 1805 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Pierre-Jean CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS and Marie-Anne LEHOUX.

Jacques TURCOTTE died 23 April 1803 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Jacques TURCOTTE married

Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS-- Date: 8 November 1762 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada
Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS was the child of Pierre-Jean CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS and Marie-Anne LEHOUX

Children of Jacques TURCOTTE and Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS:

Marie-Therese TURCOTTE (b.12 December 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 October 1841, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE 26 November 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques TURCOTTE (b.24 February 1766, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 October 1842, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Archange LEDOUX 23 September 1793 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1735 Birth
20 September 1735
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jacques TURCOTTE and Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS 8 November 1762 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese TURCOTTE was born 12 December 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jacques TURCOTTE was born 24 February 1766, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 30 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.