Cecile LECOUR

Born

5 October 1721 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

8 June 1801 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Charles LECOUR Marie-Anne POLIQUIN

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Born: 5 October 1721 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Charles LECOUR

Mother: Marie-Anne POLIQUIN

Paternal grandparents: Michel LECOUR , Louise LEDRAN

Maternal grandparents: Jean POLIQUIN , Anne ADAM

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Cecile married Alexandre TURGEON 3 February 1744 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Alexandre TURGEON was born 17 April 1714 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Alexandre died 8 July 1774 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Alexandre was the child of Zacharie TURGEON and Elisabeth LEROY.

Cecile LECOUR died 8 June 1801 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
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Alexandre TURGEON
Marriage date: 3 February 1744
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Alexandre TURGEON was the child of Zacharie TURGEON and Elisabeth LEROY

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Birth — 1721
5 October 1721
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Cecile LECOUR and Alexandre TURGEON 3 February 1744, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 22 years old.

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

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.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexandre TURGEON died 8 July 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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.