Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR)
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Born: 8 October 1802 in Rigaud, Lower Canada
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Jean Baptiste married Josephte GERVAIS 4 October 1819 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Josephte GERVAIS was born 29 January 1801 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Josephte died 18 January 1884 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Alexandre GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA.
Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) died 12 March 1889 in Hudson Falls, New York, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR)
Marriage date: 4 October 1819
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Josephte GERVAIS was the child of Alexandre GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA
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8 October 1802
Rigaud, Lower Canada
Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) and Josephte GERVAIS 4 October 1819, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
He was 17 years old.
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Josephte GERVAIS died 18 January 1884, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada
12 March 1889
Hudson Falls, New York, USA
He died at the age of 86.
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Last updated: 5/6/2025 2:03:45 PM
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