Josephte LEMAY

Born

10 March 1741 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

8 April 1832 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Pierre LEMAY Josette HAMEL

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Born: 10 March 1741 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Pierre LEMAY

Mother: Josette HAMEL

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEMAY , Marie-Anne GERMAIN

Maternal grandparents: Charles-Joseph HAMEL , Marie-Angélique GAUTHIER

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Josephte married François LEGENDRE 11 January 1761 in Lotbinière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François LEGENDRE was born 14 May 1735 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. François died 25 October 1802 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGENDRE and Marie-Anne LEMAY.

Josephte LEMAY died 8 April 1832 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada.
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Josephte LEMAY married

François LEGENDRE
Marriage date: 11 January 1761
Marriage place: Lotbinière, Canada
François LEGENDRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGENDRE and Marie-Anne LEMAY

Children of François LEGENDRE and Josephte LEMAY

Joseph LEGENDRE

Born: 12 March 1783, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 January 1854, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East

Married: Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS 28 January 1805 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
10 March 1741
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LEMAY and François LEGENDRE 11 January 1761, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

She was 19 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.

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.