Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE

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4 December 1723 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

9 May 1810 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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Jean-François MARCOTTE Geneviève MORISSET

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Born: 4 December 1723 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François MARCOTTE

Mother: Geneviève MORISSET

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MARCOTTE , Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin MORISSET , Elisabeth COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

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Jean-Baptiste married Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE) 7 April 1750 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 24 February 1731 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Francoise died 9 February 1808 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Francoise was the child of Simon FRENET (FRENETTE) and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE.

Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE died 9 May 1810 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE married

Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE)
Marriage date: 7 April 1750
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE) was the child of Simon FRENET (FRENETTE) and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

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Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE

Born: 21 June 1751, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 19 December 1846, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe MORISSET 8 August 1774 Place: Cap-Santé, 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 — 1723
4 December 1723
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE and Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE) 7 April 1750, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 26 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE was born 21 June 1751, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE married 8 August 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe MORISSET

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.