Gilles-Etienne LECOUR

Born

26 October 1712 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

21 February 1798 , Lachenaie, Lower Canada

Gilles-Etienne married Angélique QUESNEL 19 April 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Angélique QUESNEL was born 6 July 1722 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Angélique died 12 October 1749 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL and Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHON .

Gilles-Etienne married Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX 9 February 1767 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX was born 3 September 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe was the child of Gabriel LEMIEUX and Madeleine BABEU .

Parents & Family of Gilles-Etienne LECOUR

Parents of Gilles-Etienne LECOUR

Father

Gilles LECOUR

Mother

Marie MENARD

Grandparents of Gilles-Etienne LECOUR

Paternal grandparents

Michel LECOURS Louise LEBLANC

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MENARD Marguerite-Louise ETIENNE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gilles-Etienne LECOUR

Gilles-Etienne LECOUR married

Angélique QUESNEL
Marriage date: 19 April 1746
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Angélique QUESNEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL and Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHON

Children of Gilles-Etienne LECOUR and Angélique QUESNEL

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Gilles-Etienne LECOUR married

Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 9 February 1767
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX was the child of Gabriel LEMIEUX and Madeleine BABEU

Children of Gilles-Etienne LECOUR and Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX

Louis LECOUR

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julie DUCONDU 4 August 1794 Place: Lachenaie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1712
26 October 1712
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
Gilles-Etienne LECOUR and Angélique QUESNEL 19 April 1746 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 33 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique QUESNEL died 12 October 1749, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Gilles-Etienne LECOUR and Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX 9 February 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 54 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.