Joseph MARCOTTE

Born

27 August 1747 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1814 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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François MARCOTTE Marie-Josephte MORISSET

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Born: 27 August 1747 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: François MARCOTTE

Mother: Marie-Josephte MORISSET

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MARCOTTE , Louise BEAUDET

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin MORISSET , Marie-Anne TELLIER

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Joseph married Marguerite LANGLOIS 16 April 1792 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LANGLOIS was born 1 July 1769 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marguerite died 15 May 1852 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marguerite was the child of Joseph LANGLOIS and Marie-Josephte GERMAIN.

Joseph MARCOTTE died 3 July 1814 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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Marguerite LANGLOIS
Marriage date: 16 April 1792
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Marguerite LANGLOIS was the child of Joseph LANGLOIS and Marie-Josephte GERMAIN

Children of Joseph MARCOTTE and Marguerite LANGLOIS

Sophie MARCOTTE

Born: 1 January 1805, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Died: 24 November 1878, St-Stanislas, Champlain, Quebec, Canada

Married: Charles BEDARD 14 April 1828 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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Birth — 1747
27 August 1747
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARCOTTE and Marguerite LANGLOIS 16 April 1792, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 44 years old.

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Birth of Child
Sophie MARCOTTE was born 1 January 1805, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph was 57 years old.