Jean-Francois MARCOTTE

(b. 17 June 1714 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1788 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Francois MARCOTTE was born 17 June 1714 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Jean-Francois MARCOTTE was the child of Jacques MARCOTTE and Louise BEAUDET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ) (maternal) Jean BEAUDET and Marie GRANDIN

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

Jean-Francois married Therese MORISSET 13 February 1747 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Therese MORISSET was born 24 November 1723 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Therese died 19 May 1778 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Therese was the child of Mathurin MORISSET and Marie-Anne TELLIER.

Jean-Francois MARCOTTE died 25 March 1788 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Morisset Therese

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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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Jean-Francois MARCOTTE married

Therese MORISSET-- Date: 13 February 1747 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Therese MORISSET was the child of Mathurin MORISSET and Marie-Anne TELLIER

Children of Jean-Francois MARCOTTE and Therese MORISSET:

Therese MARCOTTE (b.16 April 1748, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1798, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

Jean-Francois MARCOTTE (b.9 March 1750, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Joseph MARCOTTE (b.5 March 1752, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph MARCOTTE (b.15 September 1754, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. , )

Madeleine MARCOTTE (b.31 August 1756, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 20 July 1810, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Joseph HAMEL 24 January 1780 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Josette-Angelique MARCOTTE (b.1 July 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 August 1829, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

Judith MARCOTTE (b.23 June 1761, Cap-Santé, Canada d. , )

Augustin MARCOTTE (b.5 February 1763, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 December 1773, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

Ursule MARCOTTE (b.28 September 1765, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1714 Birth
17 June 1714
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois MARCOTTE and Therese MORISSET 13 February 1747, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 32 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Therese MARCOTTE was born 16 April 1748, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Francois was 33 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois MARCOTTE was born 9 March 1750, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Francois was 35 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph MARCOTTE was born 5 March 1752, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Francois was 37 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph MARCOTTE was born 15 September 1754, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Francois was 40 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Madeleine MARCOTTE was born 31 August 1756, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Francois was 42 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Josette-Angelique MARCOTTE was born 1 July 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Francois was 46 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Judith MARCOTTE was born 23 June 1761, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Francois was 47 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Augustin MARCOTTE was born 5 February 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Francois was 48 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Ursule MARCOTTE was born 28 September 1765, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Francois was 51 years old.

1773 Death of Child
Augustin MARCOTTE died 25 December 1773, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Francois was 59 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.