Josephte FAVRE

(b. 10 May 1737 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1802 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Josephte FAVRE was born 10 May 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Josephte FAVRE was the child of Jean FAVRE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne BASTIEN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Philippe BASTIEN (BASQUIEN) and Marie-Jeanne JOLY

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

Josephte married Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE 7 January 1760 in Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 22 January 1724 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre died 8 March 1802 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre was the child of Gilbert DESAUTELS and Charlotte ETIENNE.

Josephte FAVRE died 17 September 1802 in Montréal, 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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Josephte FAVRE married

Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE-- Date: 7 January 1760 Place: Montréal, Canada
Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Gilbert DESAUTELS and Charlotte ETIENNE

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Children of Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Josephte FAVRE:

Jacques DESAUTELS (b.15 March 1776, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine PICHE 26 October 1795 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1737 Birth
10 May 1737
Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Josephte FAVRE and Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE 7 January 1760, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 22 years old.

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 - 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Jacques DESAUTELS was born 15 March 1776, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Josephte was 38 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)

1795 Marriage of Child
Jacques DESAUTELS married 26 October 1795, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Madeleine PICHE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)