Charles LECOUR

Born

abt. 1686 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 May 1772 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel LECOUR Louise LEDRAN

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Born: abt. 1686 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Michel LECOUR

Mother: Louise LEDRAN

Maternal grandparents: Toussaint LEDRAN , Louise MENACIER

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Charles married Marie-Anne POLIQUIN 22 November 1708 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne POLIQUIN was born abt. 1687 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean POLIQUIN and Anne ADAM.

Charles LECOUR died 17 May 1772 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Anne POLIQUIN
Marriage date: 22 November 1708
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne POLIQUIN was the child of Jean POLIQUIN and Anne ADAM

Children of Charles LECOUR and Marie-Anne POLIQUIN

Marie-Josephe LECOUR

Born: 5 June 1710, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 16 May 1731, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Charles ROY 8 November 1728 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Jean-Baptiste LECOUR

Born: 19 May 1717, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1784, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Angelique NADEAU 19 November 1742 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph-Marie LECOUR

Born: 31 May 1719, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 24 July 1779, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne SAMSON 12 January 1747 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Cecile LECOUR

Born: 5 October 1721, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 8 June 1801, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Alexandre TURGEON 3 February 1744 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre-Noel LECOUR

Born: 24 December 1723, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 25 July 1786, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth COUTURE 28 November 1746 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Ignace LECOUR

Born: 9 March 1726, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte TURGEON 7 April 1750 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louise LECOUR

Born: 25 June 1732, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 19 May 1797, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Jean TURGEON 19 February 1754 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1708 Marriage / Partner
Charles LECOUR and Marie-Anne POLIQUIN 22 November 1708, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LECOUR was born 5 June 1710, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECOUR was born 19 May 1717, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1719 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie LECOUR was born 31 May 1719, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Cecile LECOUR was born 5 October 1721, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1723 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel LECOUR was born 24 December 1723, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1726 Birth of Child
Ignace LECOUR was born 9 March 1726, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1728 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LECOUR married 8 November 1728, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Charles ROY

1731 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe LECOUR died 16 May 1731, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1732 Birth of Child
Louise LECOUR was born 25 June 1732, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1742 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECOUR married 19 November 1742 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Angelique NADEAU

1744 Marriage of Child
Cecile LECOUR married 3 February 1744, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Alexandre TURGEON

1746 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Noel LECOUR married 28 November 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Elisabeth COUTURE

1747 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie LECOUR married 12 January 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Anne SAMSON

1750 Marriage of Child
Ignace LECOUR married 7 April 1750, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Marie-Josephte TURGEON

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Louise LECOUR married 19 February 1754, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Jean TURGEON

1762 Death of Child
Ignace LECOUR died 16 March 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.

Death — 1772
17 May 1772
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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