Josephte CASAVANT

Born

11 September 1734 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

2 August 1811 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Pierre CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE Angélique HUET dite DULUDE

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Born: 11 September 1734 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE

Mother: Angélique HUET dite DULUDE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Roch CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE , Jeanne CHARPENTIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Joseph HUET dit DULUDE , Anne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

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Josephte married Marie-Ours EMERY dit CODERRE 30 June 1755 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Ours EMERY dit CODERRE was born 21 April 1730 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Marie-Ours died 30 August 1780 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Ours was the child of Louis EMERY dit CODERRE and Marie-Elisabeth MENARD.

Josephte CASAVANT died 2 August 1811 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Ours EMERY dit CODERRE
Marriage date: 30 June 1755
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Ours EMERY dit CODERRE was the child of Louis EMERY dit CODERRE and Marie-Elisabeth MENARD

Children of Marie-Ours EMERY dit CODERRE and Josephte CASAVANT

Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE

Born: 22 April 1760, Verchères, Canada
Died: 13 March 1832, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Dominique PAYANT dit ST-ONGE 10 January 1785 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1734
11 September 1734
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Josephte CASAVANT and Marie-Ours EMERY dit CODERRE 30 June 1755, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE was born 22 April 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Josephte was 25 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.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Ours EMERY dit CODERRE died 30 August 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE married 10 January 1785, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Dominique PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

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)

Death — 1811
2 August 1811
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 76.

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