Marie-Josephte PAQUET

Born

16 April 1731 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

25 September 1786 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte PAQUET

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Born: 16 April 1731 in Laval, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Josephte PAQUET

Father

Maurice PAQUET

Mother

Thérèse DRAPEAU

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte PAQUET

Paternal grandparents

Jacques-François PAQUET Katherine Françoise STEPHENS (STEVENS)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DRAPEAU Marie-Ursule BOLDUC

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

Marie-Josephte married Claude GRAVEL 10 November 1748 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claude GRAVEL was born 18 August 1719 in Laval, Canada, New France . Claude died 1 September 1785 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada. Claude was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL and Dorothee GRATTON.

Marie-Josephte PAQUET died 25 September 1786 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte PAQUET

Marie-Josephte PAQUET married

Claude GRAVEL
Marriage date: 10 November 1748
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Claude GRAVEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL and Dorothee GRATTON

Children of Claude GRAVEL and Marie-Josephte PAQUET

Marie-Louise GRAVEL

Born: 8 November 1767, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 August 1832, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Michel GRAVEL 26 October 1795 Place: Laval, Lower 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 — 1731
16 April 1731
Laval, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte PAQUET and Claude GRAVEL 10 November 1748, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GRAVEL was born 8 November 1767, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.

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.