Marie-Josephte PHOCAS

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18 May 1748 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

10 July 1796 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS Marie-Josephe DUBE

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Born: 18 May 1748 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS

Mother: Marie-Josephe DUBE

Paternal grandparents: Romain RAYMOND dit PHOCAS , Thérèse ST-PIERRE

Maternal grandparents: Augustin DUBE , Marie-Anne SOUCY

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Marie-Josephte married Etienne MICHAUD 6 June 1774 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne MICHAUD was born 17 October 1752 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Etienne died 24 January 1841 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Etienne was the child of Étienne MICHAUD and Marie-Catherine NADEAU.

Marie-Josephte PHOCAS died 10 July 1796 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Josephte PHOCAS married

Etienne MICHAUD
Marriage date: 6 June 1774
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Etienne MICHAUD was the child of Étienne MICHAUD and Marie-Catherine NADEAU

Children of Etienne MICHAUD and Marie-Josephte PHOCAS

Theotiste MICHAUD

Born: 16 November 1777, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 March 1843, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Francois MARQUIS 3 October 1796 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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Birth — 1748
18 May 1748
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte PHOCAS and Etienne MICHAUD 6 June 1774, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 26 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Theotiste MICHAUD was born 16 November 1777, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

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

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