Antoine COURCHESNE

Born

abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

5 June 1793 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Antoine COURCHESNE

Father

Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE

Mother

Marguerite LAFOND

Grandparents of Antoine COURCHESNE

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Maternal grandparents

Jean LAFOND Catherine SENECAL

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

Antoine married Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE 27 November 1741 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada. Francoise died 10 February 1751 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . Francoise was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU.

Antoine COURCHESNE died 5 June 1793 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .

m. Gelinas Francoise
m. Sicard Marie

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine COURCHESNE

Antoine COURCHESNE married

Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE
Marriage date: 27 November 1741
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU

Children of Antoine COURCHESNE and Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE

Francoise COURCHESNE

Born: abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 April 1825, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Francois DESHAIES 5 February 1770 Place: Louiseville, 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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1741 Marriage / Partner
Antoine COURCHESNE and Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE 27 November 1741, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE died 10 February 1751, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Francoise COURCHESNE married 5 February 1770, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois DESHAIES

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.