Pierre-Jacques DUCHESNE

Born

14 June 1742 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

12 June 1807 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE Anne COCHON (CAUCHON)

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Born: 14 June 1742 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Anne COCHON (CAUCHON)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE , Elisabeth PETIT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Antoine COCHON (CAUCHON) , Marguerite TOUPIN dite DUSAULT

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Pierre-Jacques married Felicite IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE 22 August 1791 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Felicite IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE was born abt. 1774 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Felicite died 6 January 1805 Felicite was the child of Francois IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE and Marie-Catherine RINGUET.

Pierre-Jacques DUCHESNE died 12 June 1807 in La Malbaie, 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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Pierre-Jacques DUCHESNE married

Felicite IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE
Marriage date: 22 August 1791
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Felicite IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE was the child of Francois IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE and Marie-Catherine RINGUET

Children of Pierre-Jacques DUCHESNE and Felicite IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE

Jacob DUCHESNE

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 October 1867, Roberval, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 23 September 1823 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Francois DUCHESNE

Born: 23 September 1796, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE 30 May 1820 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Married: Anne BRISSON 29 July 1827 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Modeste DUCHESNE

Born: 8 May 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 7 May 1879, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis TREMBLAY 14 November 1815 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1742
14 June 1742
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

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)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Jacques DUCHESNE and Felicite IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE 22 August 1791, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 49 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Francois DUCHESNE was born 23 September 1796, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Pierre-Jacques was 54 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Modeste DUCHESNE was born 8 May 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Pierre-Jacques was 55 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)