Josephte DUCHESNE

(b. 28 September 1776 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1838 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada )

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Josephte DUCHESNE was born 28 September 1776 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte DUCHESNE was the child of Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Julie GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUCHESNE and Angélique LAVOIE (maternal) Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS

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

Josephte married Raphael GAGNÉ 22 August 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Raphael GAGNÉ was born 26 July 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Raphael died 11 April 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Raphael was the child of Jean GAGNÉ and Marguerite-Apolline SIMARD.

Josephte DUCHESNE died 7 December 1838 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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