Marie-Agathe TURCOT

Born

11 October 1733 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

18 May 1789 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Antoine TURCOT (TURCOTTE)Agathe ARSENAULT

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Born: 11 October 1733 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Antoine TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Mother: Agathe ARSENAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) , Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

Maternal grandparents: Michel ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) , Marie-Madeleine LEBLANC dite LABRIE

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Marie-Agathe married Joseph TOUSIGNANT 10 April 1752 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France . Joseph TOUSIGNANT was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 17 September 1773 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Thérèse-Anne HAMEL.

Marie-Agathe TURCOT died 18 May 1789 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Agathe TURCOT married

Joseph TOUSIGNANT
Marriage date: 10 April 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Joseph TOUSIGNANT was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Thérèse-Anne HAMEL

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Birth — 1733
11 October 1733
Champlain, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe TURCOT and Joseph TOUSIGNANT 10 April 1752, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph TOUSIGNANT died 17 September 1773, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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.