Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE

Born

6 July 1768 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 February 1802 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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Born: 6 July 1768 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Mother: Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE , Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Maternal grandparents: Louis CHEVREFILS , Marie-Anne MESSIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Élisabeth CAYA 11 February 1793 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Marie-Élisabeth CAYA was born 18 March 1769 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Élisabeth died 18 February 1794 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Élisabeth was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).

Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE died 19 February 1802 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .

married (2) 28 April 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Qc, to Josephte Lyonnais 1778-

Children:
Louis Courchesne 1797-
Antoine Courchesne 1800-

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Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE married

Marie-Élisabeth CAYA
Marriage date: 11 February 1793
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Élisabeth CAYA was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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Birth — 1768
6 July 1768
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE and Marie-Élisabeth CAYA 11 February 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 24 years old.