Joseph MARCOTTE

Born

24 December 1749 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

7 January 1825 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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Joseph MARCOTTE Marie-Thérèse PLEAU

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Born: 24 December 1749 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph MARCOTTE

Mother: Marie-Thérèse PLEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE , Marie-Marguerite HARDY

Maternal grandparents: Ignace PLEAU , Marie-Madeleine GODIN

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Joseph married Louise LEFEBVRE 10 February 1772 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise LEFEBVRE was born 9 April 1747 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Louise died 24 December 1773 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Louise was the child of Louis-Joseph LEFEBVRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHARD.

Joseph MARCOTTE died 7 January 1825 in Cap-Santé, 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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Joseph MARCOTTE married

Louise LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 10 February 1772
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise LEFEBVRE was the child of Louis-Joseph LEFEBVRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHARD

Children of Joseph MARCOTTE and Louise LEFEBVRE

Marie-Louise MARCOTTE

Born: 30 December 1772, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 July 1843, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Married: François DUCHEMIN 7 October 1793 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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Birth — 1749
24 December 1749
Cap-Santé, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARCOTTE and Louise LEFEBVRE 10 February 1772, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 22 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MARCOTTE was born 30 December 1772, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise LEFEBVRE died 24 December 1773, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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.