Gabriel DUQUET

Born

10 October 1729 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

20 June 1787 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Gabriel DUQUET dit DESROSIERS Marguerite HALAY (HALLÉ)

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Born: 10 October 1729 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel DUQUET dit DESROSIERS

Mother: Marguerite HALAY (HALLÉ)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DUQUET dit DESROSIERS , Catherine-Ursule AMYOT (AMIOT)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste HALAY (HALLÉ) , Marie-Anne-Jeanne DRAPEAU

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Gabriel married Marie-Josephte MARCHAND 22 April 1748 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte MARCHAND was born 5 October 1727 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Josephte died 4 April 1767 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis MARCHAND and Marie-Jeanne-Therese BOURASSA.

Gabriel married (2) Marie-Josephe BOUCHER 29 August 1768 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe BOUCHER was born 9 September 1728 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Josephe died 16 October 1807 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Josephe was the child of Prisque BOUCHER and Marie-Françoise MIVILLE.

Gabriel DUQUET died 20 June 1787 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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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Gabriel DUQUET married

Marie-Josephte MARCHAND
Marriage date: 22 April 1748
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte MARCHAND was the child of Louis MARCHAND and Marie-Jeanne-Therese BOURASSA

Children of Gabriel DUQUET and Marie-Josephte MARCHAND

Marie-Geneviève DUQUET dite DESROCHES

Born: 29 January 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 4 April 1796, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Gabriel DUQUET

Born: 2 May 1760, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada
Died: 11 August 1839, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Anne UNKNOWN 6 October 1783 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Josephte DUQUET

Born: 15 September 1761, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada
Died: 2 January 1825, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Gabriel DUQUET married

Marie-Josephe BOUCHER
Marriage date: 29 August 1768
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe BOUCHER was the child of Prisque BOUCHER and Marie-Françoise MIVILLE

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Birth — 1729
10 October 1729
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel DUQUET and Marie-Josephte MARCHAND 22 April 1748, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 18 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève DUQUET dite DESROCHES was born 29 January 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Gabriel was 20 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Gabriel DUQUET was born 2 May 1760, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Gabriel was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Josephte DUQUET was born 15 September 1761, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Gabriel 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.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte MARCHAND died 4 April 1767, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1768 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel DUQUET and Marie-Josephe BOUCHER 29 August 1768, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 38 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Gabriel DUQUET married 6 October 1783, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie Anne UNKNOWN

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1787
20 June 1787
Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 57.

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