Michel LECOUR

Born

Died

1 March 1798 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Michel married Barbe POIRE 8 November 1746 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Barbe POIRE was born 8 April 1726 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Barbe died 11 November 1769 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Barbe was the child of Laurent POIRÉ and Suzanne BEGIN .

Parents & Family of Michel LECOUR

Parents of Michel LECOUR

Father

Michel LECOUR

Mother

Louise-Françoise LEMIEUX

Grandparents of Michel LECOUR

Paternal grandparents

Michel LECOUR Louise LEDRAN

Maternal grandparents

Michel LEMIEUX Marguerite SAMSON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel LECOUR

Michel LECOUR married

Barbe POIRE
Marriage date: 8 November 1746
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Barbe POIRE was the child of Laurent POIRÉ and Suzanne BEGIN

Children of Michel LECOUR and Barbe POIRE

Joseph LECOUR dit BARRAS (LECOURS)

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angelique CHAREST 22 February 1786 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS)

Born: 2 October 1762, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada
Died: 5 February 1836, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Francois SAMSON 23 November 1790 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, 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 — 1720
July 1720
Québec Province, Canada

1746 Marriage / Partner
Michel LECOUR and Barbe POIRE 8 November 1746, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 26 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS) was born 2 October 1762, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Michel was 42 years old.

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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barbe POIRE died 11 November 1769, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Joseph LECOUR dit BARRAS (LECOURS) married 22 February 1786, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to Angelique CHAREST

1790 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS) married 23 November 1790, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois SAMSON

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

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

Death — 1798
1 March 1798
Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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