Josephte
COSSETTE
Born
26 July 1739
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died
16 October 1808
,
Batiscan, Lower Canada
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Born: 26 July 1739 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean COSSETTE
Mother:
Marie-Josephe BARIBEAU
Paternal grandparents:
François COSSET (COSSETTE)
, Catherine LAFOND
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre BARIBEAU
, Marie-Madeleine-Catherine DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) dite LAPLANTE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Alexis-Jacques BONENFANT 12 September 1756 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis-Jacques BONENFANT was born 10 November 1734 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Alexis-Jacques died 17 September 1805 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Alexis-Jacques was the child of André BONENFANT and Louise RICHARD.
Josephte COSSETTE died 16 October 1808 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Josephte COSSETTE
Josephte COSSETTE married 
Alexis-Jacques BONENFANT
Marriage date: 12 September 1756
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Alexis-Jacques BONENFANT was the child of André BONENFANT and Louise RICHARD
Alexis-Jacques BONENFANTMarriage date: 12 September 1756
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Alexis-Jacques BONENFANT was the child of André BONENFANT and Louise RICHARD
Children of Alexis-Jacques BONENFANT and Josephte COSSETTE
Geneviève BONENFANTMarried: François BARIL 11 February 1782 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
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Birth — 173926 July 1739
Batiscan, Canada, New France
1756 Marriage / PartnerJosephte COSSETTE and Alexis-Jacques BONENFANT 12 September 1756, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
She was 17 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildGeneviève BONENFANT was born 30 March 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
Josephte was 22 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.
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.1782 Marriage of ChildGeneviève BONENFANT married 11 February 1782, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to François BARIL
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
1792 Death of ChildGeneviève BONENFANT died 13 June 1792, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
Josephte was 52 years old.
1805 Death of Spouse/PartnerAlexis-Jacques BONENFANT died 17 September 1805, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
Death — 180816 October 1808
Batiscan, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 69.
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