Thecle MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES
Born: 14 January 1792, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU 3 November 1813 Place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Josephte
PELLETIER
Born
25 July 1765
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
9 March 1858
,
La Pocatière, Canada East
Parents & Family of Josephte PELLETIER
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Born: 25 July 1765 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER
Mother:
Genevieve TALBOT dite GERVAIS
Paternal grandparents:
Charles PELLETIER
, Marie-Anne BOUCHER
Maternal grandparents:
Simon TALBOT dit GERVAIS
, Marie-Barbe ISABEL (ISABELLE)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 11 November 1782 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 21 March 1757 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France. Benoit died 29 July 1820 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . Benoit was the child of François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine SAUCIER.
Josephte PELLETIER died 9 March 1858 in La Pocatière, Canada East .
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Spouse & Children of Josephte PELLETIER
Josephte PELLETIER married 
Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
Marriage date: 11 November 1782
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine SAUCIER
Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNESMarriage date: 11 November 1782
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine SAUCIER
Children of Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Josephte PELLETIER
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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 — 176525 July 1765
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
1782 Marriage / PartnerJosephte PELLETIER and Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 11 November 1782, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
She was 17 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Birth of ChildThecle MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 14 January 1792, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
Josephte was 26 years old.
1813 Marriage of ChildThecle MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 3 November 1813, La Pocatière, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Death of Spouse/PartnerBenoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 29 July 1820, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
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.Death — 18589 March 1858
La Pocatière, Canada East
She died at the age of 92.
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