Josephte JANELLE

(b. 13 June 1734 , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 April 1814 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Josephte JANELLE was born 13 June 1734 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte JANELLE was the child of Jean-François JANELLE and Françoise BENOIT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Jeanne-Marie-Anne JACQUET ST-AMAND dite GERLAISE

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

Josephte married Etienne DUMAS 22 July 1755 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne DUMAS was born 6 October 1729 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Etienne died 5 November 1811 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Etienne was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUMAS and Marie-Anne BERGERON.

Josephte JANELLE died 10 April 1814 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Dumas Etienne

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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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Josephte JANELLE married

Etienne DUMAS-- Date: 22 July 1755 Place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
Etienne DUMAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUMAS and Marie-Anne BERGERON

Children of Etienne DUMAS and Josephte JANELLE:

Josephte DUMAS (b.10 December 1761, Nicolet, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine PINARD 13 January 1777 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1734 Birth
13 June 1734
Québec Province, Canada

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Josephte JANELLE and Etienne DUMAS 22 July 1755, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

She was 21 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Josephte DUMAS was born 10 December 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Josephte 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.

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.