Jean-Francois RANCOURT

Born

2 October 1694 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

1 December 1773 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph RANCOURT Marie PARENT

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Born: 2 October 1694 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph RANCOURT

Mother: Marie PARENT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre RANCOURT , Jeanne-Claude DE BOISANDRÉ

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PARENT , Jeanne BADEAU (BADAULT)

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Jean-Francois married Louise POULIN 4 May 1718 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise POULIN was born abt. 1696 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louise was the child of Jean POULIN (POULAIN) and Louise PARÉ.

Jean-Francois married (2) Marie-Claire JODOIN 9 April 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Claire JODOIN was born abt. 1707 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Claire died 28 May 1789 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Claire was the child of Claude JODOUIN (JODOIN) and Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS.

Jean-Francois RANCOURT died 1 December 1773 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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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Jean-Francois RANCOURT married

Louise POULIN
Marriage date: 4 May 1718
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Louise POULIN was the child of Jean POULIN (POULAIN) and Louise PARÉ

Children of Jean-Francois RANCOURT and Louise POULIN

Marguerite RANCOURT

Born: abt. 1720, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 March 1810, Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Married: Eustache BACON 22 April 1743 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph RANCOURT

Born: abt. 1723, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 September 1811, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth-Barbe GAGNON 21 November 1746 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise RANCOURT

Born: abt. 1726, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 May 1780, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charles-Amador DOYON 6 February 1747 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

François RANCOURT

Born: 29 January 1734, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 1 February 1793, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve LESSARD 28 January 1771 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois RANCOURT married

Marie-Claire JODOIN
Marriage date: 9 April 1739
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Claire JODOIN was the child of Claude JODOUIN (JODOIN) and Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS

Children of Jean-Francois RANCOURT and Marie-Claire JODOIN

Jean-Baptiste RANCOURT

Born: 28 December 1741, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 17 December 1812, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Monique-Euphrosine BOUCHER 7 February 1763 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Claire RANCOURT

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 April 1803, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 13 January 1769 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte RANCOURT

Born: 20 March 1752, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 22 June 1799, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph RAYMOND 2 August 1773 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1694
2 October 1694
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois RANCOURT and Louise POULIN 4 May 1718 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

1734 Birth of Child
François RANCOURT was born 29 January 1734, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 39 years old.

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois RANCOURT and Marie-Claire JODOIN 9 April 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 44 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RANCOURT was born 28 December 1741, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 47 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RANCOURT married 22 April 1743, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Eustache BACON

1746 Marriage of Child
Joseph RANCOURT married 21 November 1746, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth-Barbe GAGNON

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise RANCOURT married 6 February 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Charles-Amador DOYON

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RANCOURT was born 20 March 1752, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 57 years old.

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

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 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RANCOURT married 7 February 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Monique-Euphrosine BOUCHER

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire RANCOURT married 13 January 1769, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

1771 Marriage of Child
François RANCOURT married 28 January 1771, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Genevieve LESSARD