flag male ancestor  Joseph  TURGEON

  (b. 9 October 1804 Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada   d. 1 September 1861 Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Canada East )  

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Joseph TURGEON was born 9 October 1804 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Joseph TURGEON was the child of Joseph TURGEON   and   Marie-Brigitte MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste TURGEON and Louise VALLIERE (VALLIERES) (maternal)  Jacques MORIN and Marie-Anne GENDRON

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Joseph  married  Josephte OCTEAU 3 September 1833 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte OCTEAU  was born 12 January 1811 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Josephte died 10 May 1891 in Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Québec, Canada.  Josephte was the child of Francois OCTEAU and Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE.

Joseph TURGEON died 1 September 1861 in Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Canada East.
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Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Joseph TURGEON

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Joseph TURGEON married flag female ancestor Josephte OCTEAU-- Date: 3 September 1833 Place: Beaumont, Lower Canada
Josephte OCTEAU was the child of Francois OCTEAU and Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE




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Children of Joseph TURGEON and Josephte OCTEAU:

flag female ancestor Marie Josephte "Josephine" TURGEON (b.24 February 1836, Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Lower Canada  d. 27 May 1920, Berlin, New Hampshire, USA )
m. Pierre LECLERC 19 February 1855



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birth1804 Birth
9 October 1804
Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1833 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TURGEON and Josephte OCTEAU 3 September 1833, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 28 years old.
1836 Birth of Child
Marie Josephte "Josephine" TURGEON was born 24 February 1836, Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1861 Death
1 September 1861
Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Canada East

He died at the age of 56.
Added: 12/19/2024 1:32:31 AM - Updated: 12/19/2024 1:49:32 AM

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