Joseph MARCOTTE

(b. 8 May 1767 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1840 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MARCOTTE was born 8 May 1767 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph MARCOTTE was the child of François-De-Sales MARCOTTE and Marie-Josephe PAGÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François MARCOTTE and Geneviève MORISSET (maternal) Etienne PAGÉ and Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth MERCURE

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

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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Louise died 18 May 1820 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Louise was the child of Pierre PICHÉ and Angelique GIGNAC.

Joseph MARCOTTE died 30 April 1840 in Cap-Santé, 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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Joseph MARCOTTE married

Louise PICHÉ-- Date: 2 August 1790 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 (b.25 August 1800, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada d. 7 January 1857, Cap-Santé, Canada East )
m. Antoine HAMEL 12 February 1822 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1767 Birth
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