Marie Josephe TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

Born

abt. 1742 , Acadia, Canada

Died

23 March 1790 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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François TURCAUD (TURCOT)Catherine DOIRON

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Born: abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada

Father: François TURCAUD (TURCOT)

Mother: Catherine DOIRON

Maternal grandparents: Jean DOIRON , Marie TRAHAN

Marie Josephe 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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Marie Josephe married Alexis BENOIT 24 May 1773 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis BENOIT was born 27 July 1719 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Alexis died 13 December 1785 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Alexis was the child of Pierre BENOIT and Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE.

Marie Josephe TURCOTTE (TURCOT) died 23 March 1790 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, 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 Josephe TURCOTTE (TURCOT) married

Alexis BENOIT
Marriage date: 24 May 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis BENOIT was the child of Pierre BENOIT and Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE

Children of Alexis BENOIT and Marie Josephe TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

Marie-Louise BENOIT

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois PAUL HUS 9 February 1795 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Josette BENOIT

Born: 3 August 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre BENOIT 17 October 1796 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie Josephe TURCOTTE (TURCOT) and Alexis BENOIT 24 May 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette BENOIT was born 3 August 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.