Josephte MAYRAND

(b. 24 April 1740 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1802 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Josephte MAYRAND was born 24 April 1740 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Josephte MAYRAND was the child of Joseph MAYRAND and Catherine LEBRUN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis MAYRAND and Marie SAUVAGEAU (maternal) Jacques LEBRUN dit LASONDE and Catherine CHAPELAIN

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

Josephte married Joseph MARCOTTE 5 September 1763 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MARCOTTE was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 11 June 1799 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Joseph was the child of François MARCOTTE and Marie-Thérèse DESNOYERS.

Josephte MAYRAND died 29 June 1802 in Deschambault, 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 MAYRAND married

Joseph MARCOTTE-- Date: 5 September 1763 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph MARCOTTE was the child of François MARCOTTE and Marie-Thérèse DESNOYERS

Children of Joseph MARCOTTE and Josephte MAYRAND:

Josette MARCOTTE (b.26 November 1766, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 December 1831, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit ABEL 19 January 1795 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1740 Birth
24 April 1740
Deschambault, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Josephte MAYRAND and Joseph MARCOTTE 5 September 1763, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Josette MARCOTTE was born 26 November 1766, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josephte was 26 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)

1795 Marriage of Child
Josette MARCOTTE married 19 January 1795, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit ABEL