Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE

(b. 6 July 1768 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 February 1802 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE was born 6 July 1768 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE was the child of Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON (maternal) Louis CHEVREFILS and 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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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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Marie-Élisabeth CAYA-- Date: 11 February 1793 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
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Marie-Élisabeth CAYA was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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1768 Birth
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.