Jean-Baptiste TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Born

9 November 1725 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

5 May 1796 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Joesphe VERIEU (VEILLEUX) 23 November 1750 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joesphe VERIEU (VEILLEUX) was born 10 February 1732 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Joesphe died 10 June 1795 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . Joesphe was the child of Joseph VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) and Marguerite BUTEAU .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Parents of Jean-Baptiste TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Father

Simon TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Mother

Marie-Madeleine GODBOUT

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Paternal grandparents

François TURCOT (TURCOTTE) Marguerite OUIMET

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas GODBOUT Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Jean-Baptiste TURCOT (TURCOTTE) married

Joesphe VERIEU (VEILLEUX)
Marriage date: 23 November 1750
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Joesphe VERIEU (VEILLEUX) was the child of Joseph VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) and Marguerite BUTEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Joesphe VERIEU (VEILLEUX)

Jean-Baptiste TURCOTTE

Born: 25 May 1752, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 29 August 1797, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Josephte TURCOT

Born: 19 March 1754, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1822, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUPLESSIS 26 February 1781 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Pelagie TURCOT

Born: 1 June 1758, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1791, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada

Gabriel TURCOT

Born: 18 January 1767, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Ursule TURCOT

Born: 17 April 1772, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1725
9 November 1725
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Joesphe VERIEU (VEILLEUX) 23 November 1750 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TURCOTTE was born 25 May 1752, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Josephte TURCOT was born 19 March 1754, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Pelagie TURCOT was born 1 June 1758, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 32 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Gabriel TURCOT was born 18 January 1767, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Ursule TURCOT was born 17 April 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Josephte TURCOT married 26 February 1781, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste DUPLESSIS

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

1791 Death of Child
Pelagie TURCOT died 16 April 1791, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Jean-Baptiste was 65 years old.

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

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joesphe VERIEU (VEILLEUX) died 10 June 1795, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Death — 1796
5 May 1796
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 70.

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