flag male ancestor  Francois  OCTEAU

  (b. 10 June 1778 Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 19 May 1859 Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Canada East )  

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Francois OCTEAU was born 10 June 1778 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois OCTEAU was the child of Simon ST-DENIS dit OCTEAU   and   Louise CARRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Simon OCTEAU dit ST-DENIS and Marie-Josephte POLIQUIN (maternal)  Joseph CARRIER and Madeleine LAROCHE

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Francois  married  Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 13 February 1810 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE  was born 5 September 1792 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont).  Marie-Josephe died 18 August 1865 in Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josephe was the child of Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Josephe FILTEAU.

Francois OCTEAU died 19 May 1859 in Saint-Anselme, 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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Francois OCTEAU married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE-- Date: 13 February 1810 Place: Beaumont, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was the child of Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Josephe FILTEAU




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Children of Francois OCTEAU and Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE:

flag female ancestor Josephte OCTEAU (b.12 January 1811, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada   d. 10 May 1891, Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph TURGEON 3 September 1833 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)



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birth1778 Birth
10 June 1778
Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1810 Marriage / Partner
Francois OCTEAU and Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 13 February 1810, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 31 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Josephte OCTEAU was born 12 January 1811, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Francois was 32 years old.
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 of Child
Josephte OCTEAU married 3 September 1833, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Joseph TURGEON
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.
death1859 Death
19 May 1859
Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Canada East

He died at the age of 80.
Added: 12/19/2024 1:34:19 AM - Updated: 12/19/2024 1:43:16 AM

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