Rene MARCOTTE

Born

2 October 1730 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

15 May 1800 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Rene MARCOTTE

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Born: 2 October 1730 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Parents of Rene MARCOTTE

Father

Michel MARCOTTE

Mother

Marie-Louise RICHARD

Grandparents of Rene MARCOTTE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques MARCOTTE Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

Maternal grandparents

Alexis RICHARD Claudine LANGLOIS

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

Rene married Marguerite-Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite ARCAND 22 November 1751 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite ARCAND was born 30 July 1724 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . Marguerite-Marie-Anne died 20 August 1804 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Marguerite-Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit POITEVIN and Marguerite ARCAND.

Rene MARCOTTE died 15 May 1800 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rene MARCOTTE

Rene MARCOTTE married

Marguerite-Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite ARCAND
Marriage date: 22 November 1751
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite ARCAND was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit POITEVIN and Marguerite ARCAND

Children of Rene MARCOTTE and Marguerite-Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite ARCAND

Marguerite MARCOTTE

Born: 8 November 1752, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 26 April 1843, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Married: Eustache GERMAIN 23 January 1775 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1730
2 October 1730
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Rene MARCOTTE and Marguerite-Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite ARCAND 22 November 1751, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 21 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite MARCOTTE was born 8 November 1752, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Rene was 22 years old.

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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MARCOTTE married 23 January 1775, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada to Eustache GERMAIN

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.