Desire
TURCOTTE
Born
abt. 1822
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
25 December 1887
,
Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada
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Desire TURCOTTE was born abt. 1822 in Québec Province, Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT) and Josephte GAUMOND (maternal) Barthelemy BRISSON and Clothilde DESBIENSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Desire married Marie TREMBLAY 19 November 1844 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie TREMBLAY was born abt. 1823 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Francois TREMBLAY and Therese BELLEY.
Desire TURCOTTE died 25 December 1887 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada .
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Occupation
Desire TURCOTTE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Desire TURCOTTE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Desire TURCOTTE
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Marie TREMBLAY-- Date: 19 November 1844 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Canada East
Marie TREMBLAY was the child of Francois TREMBLAY and Therese BELLEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie TREMBLAY-- Date: 19 November 1844 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Canada East Marie TREMBLAY was the child of Francois TREMBLAY and Therese BELLEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Desire TURCOTTE and Marie TREMBLAY
Adele TURCOTTE (b.26 March 1847, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East d. , )m. Francois TREMBLAY 24 January 1881 in Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada (Hebertville) (Hébertville-Station) (Labarre)
Marthe TURCOTTE (b.2 January 1850, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East d. 24 July 1879, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada )m. Francois TREMBLAY 24 January 1876 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
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1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Marriage / PartnerDesire TURCOTTE and Marie TREMBLAY 19 November 1844, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Birth of ChildAdele TURCOTTE was born 26 March 1847, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
1850 Birth of ChildMarthe TURCOTTE was born 2 January 1850, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1876 Marriage of ChildMarthe TURCOTTE married 24 January 1876, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix) to Francois TREMBLAY
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1879 Death of ChildMarthe TURCOTTE died 24 July 1879, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada (Hebertville) (Hébertville-Station) (Labarre)
1881 Marriage of ChildAdele TURCOTTE married 24 January 1881, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada (Hebertville) (Hébertville-Station) (Labarre) to Francois TREMBLAY
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 Death 25 December 1887
Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada
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