flag male ancestor  Joseph  COURCHESNE

  (b. 21 September 1770 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 1 April 1846 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )  

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Joseph COURCHESNE was born 21 September 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph COURCHESNE was the child of Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE   and   Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON (maternal)  Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER

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Joseph  married  Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA 14 February 1792 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA  was born 24 July 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Marie-Catherine-Antoinette died 6 March 1851 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Marie-Catherine-Antoinette was the child of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Josephte PROULX.

Joseph COURCHESNE died 1 April 1846 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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Joseph COURCHESNE married Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA-- Date: 14 February 1792 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA was the child of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Josephte PROULX




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birth1770 Birth
21 September 1770
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1792 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COURCHESNE and Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA 14 February 1792, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 21 years old.
1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COURCHESNE was born 2 July 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 23 years old.
1797 Birth of Child
Catherine COURCHESNE dite FOURCAULT was born 4 December 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 27 years old.
1803 Birth of Child
Michel COURCHESNE was born 18 July 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 32 years old.
1808 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe COURCHESNE was born 4 December 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 38 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Antoine COURCHESNE was born 20 February 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 40 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1831 Marriage of Child
Hyacinthe COURCHESNE married 14 February 1831, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marguerite LEFEBVRE
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1846 Death
1 April 1846
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

He died at the age of 75.
Added: 3/24/2017 8:50:27 AM - Updated: 5/6/2021 8:07:32 AM

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