Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

(b. abt. 1728 , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 April 1776 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne MARCOTTE was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne MARCOTTE was the child of Bernard-Pierre MARCOTTE and Marie-Louise HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas MARCOTTE and Martine TAVREY (TAURET) (maternal) Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS

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

Marie-Anne married Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 18 November 1748 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 11 March 1721 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Louis-Pierre was the child of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE).

Marie-Anne married (2) Louis CHEVREFILS 13 October 1764 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis CHEVREFILS was born 13 April 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis died 2 May 1776 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Louis was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Geneviève PAILLARD (PAILLE).

Marie-Anne MARCOTTE died 24 April 1776 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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Marie-Anne MARCOTTE married

Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE-- Date: 18 November 1748 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE)

Children of Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE:

Josephte RIVARD (b.17 May 1752, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1834, Deschaillons, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX 26 October 1772 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Theotiste RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE (b.28 September 1753, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre MOREAU 29 July 1776 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne RIVARD (b.30 April 1755, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1815, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Pierre LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE 4 July 1774 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Genevieve LACOURSIERE dite RIVARD (b.1 April 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1843, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN 27 October 1794 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE (b.15 September 1759, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1831, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE 10 November 1783 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Marie LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX 15 August 1812 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Anne MARCOTTE married

Louis CHEVREFILS-- Date: 13 October 1764 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis CHEVREFILS was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Geneviève PAILLARD (PAILLE)

Children of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE:

Francois CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE (b.20 January 1766, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 May 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS (b.25 January 1769 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 June 1844, Deschaillons, Canada East )
m. Josephte GAUTHIER 21 October 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MARCOTTE and Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 18 November 1748, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1752 Birth of Child
Josephte RIVARD was born 17 May 1752, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1753 Birth of Child
Theotiste RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was born 28 September 1753, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RIVARD was born 30 April 1755, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1757 Birth of Child
Genevieve LACOURSIERE dite RIVARD was born 1 April 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE was born 15 September 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MARCOTTE and Louis CHEVREFILS 13 October 1764 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1766 Birth of Child
Francois CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was born 20 January 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1769 Birth of Child
Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS was born 25 January 1769 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1772 Marriage of Child
Josephte RIVARD married 26 October 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RIVARD married 4 July 1774 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph-Pierre LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE

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.