Marie-Josephte MARTEL

Born

6 February 1761 , Les Éboulements, Canada

Died

1 April 1800 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte married Pierre BILODEAU 13 January 1788 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre BILODEAU was born 22 February 1751 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France . Pierre died 9 December 1827 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre BILODEAU and Gertrude PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte MARTEL

Parents of Marie-Josephte MARTEL

Father

Joseph MARTEL

Mother

Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte MARTEL

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MARTEL Anne SIMARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY Geneviève GONTHIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte MARTEL

Marie-Josephte MARTEL married

Pierre BILODEAU
Marriage date: 13 January 1788
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BILODEAU was the child of Pierre BILODEAU and Gertrude PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

Children of Pierre BILODEAU and Marie-Josephte MARTEL

Genevieve BILODEAU

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 December 1863, Matane, Canada East

Married: Hilaire IMBEAULT 24 October 1814 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Pierre BILODEAU

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 March 1863, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Marie MALTAIS 15 February 1814 Place: La Malbaie, Lower 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 — 1761
6 February 1761
Les Éboulements, 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.

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MARTEL and Pierre BILODEAU 13 January 1788, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

She was 26 years old.

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

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