Josephte TURGEON

(b. 16 August 1772 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 August 1831 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Josephte TURGEON was born 16 August 1772 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte TURGEON was the child of Jean TURGEON and Louise LECOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean TURGEON and Marguerite ALLAIRE (maternal) Charles LECOUR and Marie-Anne POLIQUIN

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

Josephte married Louis DENIS dit LAPIERRE 11 October 1796 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis DENIS dit LAPIERRE was born 5 May 1767 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis died 15 December 1843 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Louis was the child of Nicolas DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Charlotte ISABELLE.

Josephte TURGEON died 28 August 1831 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Josephte TURGEON married

Louis DENIS dit LAPIERRE-- Date: 11 October 1796 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Louis DENIS dit LAPIERRE was the child of Nicolas DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Charlotte ISABELLE

Children of Louis DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Josephte TURGEON:

Josephte DENIS (b.6 September 1797, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. 24 July 1870, Ste-Claire, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada)
m. Augustin MORIN 10 August 1819 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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1772 Birth
16 August 1772
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Josephte TURGEON and Louis DENIS dit LAPIERRE 11 October 1796, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Josephte DENIS was born 6 September 1797, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Josephte was 25 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Josephte DENIS married 10 August 1819, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Augustin MORIN

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England