Joseph-Marie MARQUIS

Born

10 October 1753 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

24 December 1806 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Joseph-Marie married Marguerite LIZOTTE 8 April 1777 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite LIZOTTE was born 21 December 1758 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France. Marguerite died 8 June 1810 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Joseph LIZOTTE and Thérèse LEBEL .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS

Parents of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS

Father

Joseph-Marie MARQUIS

Mother

Françoise COTE

Grandparents of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS

Paternal grandparents

Charles-Francois MARQUIS Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents

Prisque-Pierre CÔTÉ Ursule BERNIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS

Joseph-Marie MARQUIS married

Marguerite LIZOTTE
Marriage date: 8 April 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite LIZOTTE was the child of Joseph LIZOTTE and Thérèse LEBEL

Children of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Marguerite LIZOTTE

Suzanne MARQUIS

Born: 28 June 1788, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Henri MALENFANT 12 February 1811 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Marguerite MARQUIS

Born: abt. 1799, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel MICHAUD dit GIROUX 6 August 1849 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1753
10 October 1753
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Marguerite LIZOTTE 8 April 1777 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Suzanne MARQUIS was born 28 June 1788, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Marie was 34 years old.

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

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

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