Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE

Born

4 March 1751 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

23 April 1781 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE

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Born: 4 March 1751 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE

Father

Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother

Brigitte FORTIER

Grandparents of Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE Marguerite ROY

Maternal grandparents

Louis FORTIER Elisabeth FONTAINE

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

Marie-Josephe married Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES 11 February 1771 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES was born 7 November 1746 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES and Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX.

Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE died 23 April 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE

Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE married

Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES
Marriage date: 11 February 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES was the child of Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES and Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX

Children of Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES and Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE

Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Theotiste SENECAL 16 February 1810 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1751
4 March 1751
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE and Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES 11 February 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 19 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.