Joseph MARCOUX

Born

20 February 1758 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

3 August 1810 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste MARCOUX Marie-Apolline MERCIER

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Born: 20 February 1758 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MARCOUX

Mother: Marie-Apolline MERCIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MARCOUX , Angelique MIVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MERCIER , Marie-Madeleine ASSELIN

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Joseph married Charlotte COUTURE 13 January 1784 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte COUTURE was born 4 November 1765 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Charlotte died 13 December 1836 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Charlotte was the child of Joseph-Marie COUTURE and Angelique HUARD.

Joseph MARCOUX died 3 August 1810 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower 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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Charlotte COUTURE
Marriage date: 13 January 1784
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte COUTURE was the child of Joseph-Marie COUTURE and Angelique HUARD

Children of Joseph MARCOUX and Charlotte COUTURE

Marguerite MARCOUX

Born: 11 October 1786, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 December 1848, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East

Married: Louis FORTIER 29 October 1805 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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Birth — 1758
20 February 1758
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARCOUX and Charlotte COUTURE 13 January 1784, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marguerite MARCOUX was born 11 October 1786, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph was 28 years old.

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)

1805 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MARCOUX married 29 October 1805, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Louis FORTIER