Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Born

21 May 1752 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

9 January 1820 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

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Born: 21 May 1752 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Father

Joseph GERVAIS

Mother

Marie-Renee-Anne GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GERVAIS Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

Maternal grandparents

François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT)

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

Marie-Josephte married Jacques CUSSON 15 February 1773 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques CUSSON was born 9 April 1752 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Jacques died 26 May 1811 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Jacques was the child of Jacques CUSSON and Marie-Josephe VEGIARD.

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS died 9 January 1820 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS married

Jacques CUSSON
Marriage date: 15 February 1773
Marriage place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques CUSSON was the child of Jacques CUSSON and Marie-Josephe VEGIARD

Children of Jacques CUSSON and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Jean-Baptiste CUSSON

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Claire GOUZY (GOUGY) 26 November 1810 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower 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 — 1752
21 May 1752
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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-Josephte GERVAIS and Jacques CUSSON 15 February 1773, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

She was 20 years old.

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.

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)

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CUSSON married 26 November 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Marie-Claire GOUZY (GOUGY)

1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques CUSSON died 26 May 1811, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

Death — 1820
9 January 1820
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 67.

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