Marie-Josephe LACOSTE

Born

19 March 1726 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

31 July 1802 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Louis LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC Marie-Anne BABIN dite LACROIX

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Born: 19 March 1726 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Louis LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC

Mother: Marie-Anne BABIN dite LACROIX

Paternal grandparents: Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC , Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BABIN dit LACROIX , Madeleine RICHAUME

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Marie-Josephe married Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 15 July 1757 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was born 26 August 1727 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Elisabeth PAILLARD (PAILLE).

Marie-Josephe LACOSTE died 31 July 1802 in Boucherville, 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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Marie-Josephe LACOSTE married

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 15 July 1757
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Elisabeth PAILLARD (PAILLE)

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Birth — 1726
19 March 1726
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LACOSTE and Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 15 July 1757, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 31 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.