Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

Born

abt. 1742 , Acadia, Canada

Died

8 April 1826 , Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

Jean Baptiste married Josephte GAUMOND 17 January 1774 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte GAUMOND was born 19 September 1747 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Josephte died 21 December 1807 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Amand GAUMOND and Geneviève DUFRESNE .

Parents & Family of Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

Parents of Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

Father

François TURCAUD (TURCOT)

Mother

Catherine DOIRON

Grandparents of Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

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Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean DOIRON Marie TRAHAN

Jean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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

Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT) married

Josephte GAUMOND
Marriage date: 17 January 1774
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte GAUMOND was the child of Amand GAUMOND and Geneviève DUFRESNE

Children of Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT) and Josephte GAUMOND

Francois TURCOT

Born: 6 September 1775, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 August 1841, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Constance BRISSON 15 November 1802 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Louis TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

Born: 25 August 1782, L'Isle-Verte, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 September 1881, St-Gédéon, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine BRISSON 27 January 1807 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Augustin TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 December 1855, Saint-Fabien, Canada East

Married: Angélique LAVOIE 24 August 1812 Place: Trois-Pistoles, Lower 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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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
Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT) and Josephte GAUMOND 17 January 1774, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1775 Birth of Child
Francois TURCOT was born 6 September 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.