Marie-Josephte GOUGEON

(b. 18 March 1704 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1783 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte GOUGEON was born 18 March 1704 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte GOUGEON was the child of Pierre GOUGEON and Marie-Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Honoré DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Pérrine LAPIERRE

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

Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS 19 January 1728 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS was born 23 June 1704 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste died 3 February 1767 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Étienne DESBIENS and Marie CAMPEAU.

Marie-Josephte GOUGEON died 4 June 1783 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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-Josephte GOUGEON married

Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS-- Date: 19 January 1728 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS was the child of Étienne DESBIENS and Marie CAMPEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Josephte GOUGEON:

Marie-Josephte DESBIENS (b.24 June 1729, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1761, Montréal, Canada )
m. Jean-Marie FLIBOTTE (PHILIBOT) 23 May 1757 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph DESBIENS (b.abt. 1735, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 October 1795, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte JOANNETTE 7 February 1758 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1704 Birth
18 March 1704
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GOUGEON and Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS 19 January 1728, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 23 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DESBIENS was born 24 June 1729, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 25 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DESBIENS married 23 May 1757, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Marie FLIBOTTE (PHILIBOT)

1758 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESBIENS married 7 February 1758, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Josephte JOANNETTE

1761 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte DESBIENS died 23 May 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 57 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.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS died 3 February 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.