Marie-Josephe AYOTTE

Born

5 October 1745 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

25 May 1814 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephe married Alexandre ROSS 14 February 1774 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexandre ROSS was born abt. 1726 in Scotland. Alexandre died 5 March 1786 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephe AYOTTE

Parents of Marie-Josephe AYOTTE

Father

Guillaume HAYOT (AYOTTE)

Mother

Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR

Grandparents of Marie-Josephe AYOTTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean HAYOT (AYOTTE) Anne-Sainte GRONDIN

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LEVASSEUR Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephe AYOTTE

Marie-Josephe AYOTTE married

Alexandre ROSS
Marriage date: 14 February 1774
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Alexandre ROSS and Marie-Josephe AYOTTE

Jean-Thomas ROSS

Born: 7 August 1785, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne GIGUERE 30 September 1811 Place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1745
5 October 1745
Kamouraska, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe AYOTTE and Alexandre ROSS 14 February 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 28 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)

1785 Birth of Child
Jean-Thomas ROSS was born 7 August 1785, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Josephe was 39 years old.