Pierre TURCOTTE

Born

29 October 1724 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

1 August 1806 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Francois TURCOT (TURCOTTE)Genevieve BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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Born: 29 October 1724 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Francois TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Mother: Genevieve BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Paternal grandparents: François TURCOT (TURCOTTE) , Marguerite OUIMET

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL , Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

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Pierre married Marie-Marguerite GENDRON 2 June 1749 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Marguerite GENDRON was born 14 February 1732 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Marie-Marguerite died 1 June 1792 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph GENDRON and Angelique BAUCHER.

Pierre TURCOTTE died 1 August 1806 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.

m. Gendron Marie-Marguerite

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Marie-Marguerite GENDRON
Marriage date: 2 June 1749
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite GENDRON was the child of Joseph GENDRON and Angelique BAUCHER

Children of Pierre TURCOTTE and Marie-Marguerite GENDRON

Marc TURCOTTE

Born: 19 September 1762, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada
Died: 15 February 1831, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Francois TURCOTTE

Born: 22 November 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 October 1823, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte EMOND 5 July 1785 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Basile TURCOTTE

Born: 22 November 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Pelagie TURCOTTE

Born: 27 April 1767, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 May 1838, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste TURCOTTE

Born: 28 March 1769, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine TURCOTTE

Born: 18 October 1780, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 March 1853, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East

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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 — 1724
29 October 1724
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Pierre TURCOTTE and Marie-Marguerite GENDRON 2 June 1749, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Marc TURCOTTE was born 19 September 1762, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 37 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois TURCOTTE was born 22 November 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 40 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph-Basile TURCOTTE was born 22 November 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 40 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Pelagie TURCOTTE was born 27 April 1767, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 42 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TURCOTTE was born 28 March 1769, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 44 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine TURCOTTE was born 18 October 1780, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre was 56 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Francois TURCOTTE married 5 July 1785, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada to Josephte EMOND

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