Marie-Josephte CHORET

(b. 5 August 1736 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1799 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte CHORET was born 5 August 1736 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte CHORET was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHORET and Angelique RAPIDIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHORET and Marie-Anne BAUGIS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste RAPIDIEUX and Françoise FLEURY

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

Marie-Josephte married Joseph FORTIER 7 February 1757 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph FORTIER was born 28 April 1735 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Joseph died 30 March 1787 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Joseph was the child of François FORTIER and Susanne JARRY dite HENRICHON.

Marie-Josephte CHORET died 12 April 1799 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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Marie-Josephte CHORET married

Joseph FORTIER-- Date: 7 February 1757 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph FORTIER was the child of François FORTIER and Susanne JARRY dite HENRICHON

Children of Joseph FORTIER and Marie-Josephte CHORET:

Marie-Josephte FORTIER (b.22 April 1759, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1849, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste THEORET 19 February 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1736 Birth
5 August 1736
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte CHORET and Joseph FORTIER 7 February 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 20 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FORTIER was born 22 April 1759, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-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.