Marie-Josephte BLANCHET

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abt. 1721 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

11 December 1787 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET Geneviève GAGNÉ

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Born: abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET

Mother: Geneviève GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLANCHET , Marie FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ , Louise PICARD

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Marie-Josephte married Jacques BEAUMONT 24 April 1747 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques BEAUMONT was born abt. 1724 in France. Jacques died 16 March 1800 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon).

Marie-Josephte BLANCHET died 11 December 1787 in Saint-Henri, 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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Marie-Josephte BLANCHET married

Jacques BEAUMONT
Marriage date: 24 April 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Children of Jacques BEAUMONT and Marie-Josephte BLANCHET

Genevieve BEAUMONT

Born: 30 July 1753, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 26 December 1834, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine COTE 19 July 1779 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Reine BEAUMONT

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 May 1790, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: François-Justinien LAVALLEE (VALLEE) 15 October 1782 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1747 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BLANCHET and Jacques BEAUMONT 24 April 1747, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1753 Birth of Child
Genevieve BEAUMONT was born 30 July 1753, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BEAUMONT married 19 July 1779, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Antoine COTE

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine BEAUMONT married 15 October 1782, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to François-Justinien LAVALLEE (VALLEE)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)