Joseph-Francois SOUCY

Born

6 January 1726 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

6 October 1801 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Joseph-Francois married Marie-Rose GUÉRET dite DUMONT 30 September 1748 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rose GUÉRET dite DUMONT was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Rose died 8 August 1807 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Marie-Rose was the child of Jean GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Marie-Anne LABOURLIÈRE dite LAPLANTE .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Francois SOUCY

Parents of Joseph-Francois SOUCY

Father

Pierre SOUCY

Mother

Marie-Jeanne MICHAUD

Grandparents of Joseph-Francois SOUCY

Paternal grandparents

Pierre SOUCY Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD Marie VAILLANCOURT

m. Gueret Marie-Rose

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Francois SOUCY

Joseph-Francois SOUCY married

Marie-Rose GUÉRET dite DUMONT
Marriage date: 30 September 1748
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marie-Rose GUÉRET dite DUMONT was the child of Jean GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Marie-Anne LABOURLIÈRE dite LAPLANTE

Children of Joseph-Francois SOUCY and Marie-Rose GUÉRET dite DUMONT

Alexandre SOUCY

Born: 27 January 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Died: 9 October 1832, Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine PHOCAS 27 February 1786 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, 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 — 1726
6 January 1726
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Francois SOUCY and Marie-Rose GUÉRET dite DUMONT 30 September 1748, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Alexandre SOUCY was born 27 January 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Francois was 35 years old.

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.