Joseph MARCOTTE

Born

8 May 1767 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 April 1840 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Joseph married Louise PICHÉ 2 August 1790 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise PICHÉ was born 26 February 1772 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise died 18 May 1820 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Louise was the child of Pierre PICHÉ and Angelique GIGNAC .

Parents & Family of Joseph MARCOTTE

Parents of Joseph MARCOTTE

Father

François-De-Sales MARCOTTE

Mother

Marie-Josephe PAGÉ

Grandparents of Joseph MARCOTTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-François MARCOTTE Geneviève MORISSET

Maternal grandparents

Etienne PAGÉ Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth MERCURE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph MARCOTTE

Joseph MARCOTTE married

Louise PICHÉ
Marriage date: 2 August 1790
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise PICHÉ was the child of Pierre PICHÉ and Angelique GIGNAC

Children of Joseph MARCOTTE and Louise PICHÉ

Marie-Josephte MARCOTTE

Born: 25 August 1800, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Died: 7 January 1857, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Married: Antoine HAMEL 12 February 1822 Place: Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1767
8 May 1767
Cap-Santé, Province of 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARCOTTE and Louise PICHÉ 2 August 1790, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 23 years old.

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

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MARCOTTE was born 25 August 1800, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England