Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE

Born

23 September 1721 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

5 September 1795 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE

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Born: 23 September 1721 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE

Father

Michel MARCOTTE

Mother

Marie-Françoise GIGNAC

Grandparents of Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques MARCOTTE Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

Maternal grandparents

François GIGNAC Marie-Anne DUCLOS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Francoise married Antoine BLAIS 3 January 1763 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Antoine BLAIS was born abt. 1718 in Québec Province, Canada. Antoine died 25 July 1790 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Antoine was the child of Jacques BLAIS and Louise-Angélique CARTIER.

Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE died 5 September 1795 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE

Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE married

Antoine BLAIS
Marriage date: 3 January 1763
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine BLAIS was the child of Jacques BLAIS and Louise-Angélique CARTIER

Children of Antoine BLAIS and Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE

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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 — 1721
23 September 1721
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE and Antoine BLAIS 3 January 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 41 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.