Francois TURCOT

Born

6 September 1775 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 August 1841 , La Malbaie, Canada East

Parents & Family of Francois TURCOT

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Born: 6 September 1775 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Francois TURCOT

Father

Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

Mother

Josephte GAUMOND

Grandparents of Francois TURCOT

Paternal grandparents

François TURCAUD (TURCOT) Catherine DOIRON

Maternal grandparents

Amand GAUMOND Geneviève DUFRESNE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois married Constance BRISSON 15 November 1802 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Constance BRISSON was born 23 March 1789 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . Constance died 13 February 1821 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Constance was the child of Ignace-Lazare BRISSON and Marie-Rosalie MARTEL.

Francois TURCOT died 1 August 1841 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois TURCOT

Francois TURCOT married

Constance BRISSON
Marriage date: 15 November 1802
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Constance BRISSON was the child of Ignace-Lazare BRISSON and Marie-Rosalie MARTEL

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Francois TURCOT and Constance BRISSON

Rosalie TURCOT

Born: abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean DESBIENS 17 November 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Henriette TURCOTTE

Born: 9 January 1810, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 June 1896, Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Québec, Canada

Married: Guillaume TREMBLAY 4 October 1831 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 — 1775
6 September 1775
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Francois TURCOT and Constance BRISSON 15 November 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 27 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Henriette TURCOTTE was born 9 January 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Francois was 34 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Constance BRISSON died 13 February 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Rosalie TURCOT married 17 November 1829, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Jean DESBIENS

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Henriette TURCOTTE married 4 October 1831, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Guillaume TREMBLAY

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States