Marie-Josephte CHOQUET

Born

7 January 1737 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

5 November 1830 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste PLANTIER dit LAGRENADE 13 October 1760 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste PLANTIER dit LAGRENADE was born abt. 1735 in Ste-Cecile, France. Jean-Baptiste died 31 March 1805 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte CHOQUET

Parents of Marie-Josephte CHOQUET

Father

Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE

Mother

Marie-Anne CASAVANT

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte CHOQUET

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE Anne JULIEN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Roch CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE Jeanne CHARPENTIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte CHOQUET

Marie-Josephte CHOQUET married

Jean-Baptiste PLANTIER dit LAGRENADE
Marriage date: 13 October 1760
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada

Children of Jean-Baptiste PLANTIER dit LAGRENADE and Marie-Josephte CHOQUET

Cecile PLANTIER

Born: 3 August 1766, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Francois GIBEAU 12 February 1787 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1737
7 January 1737
Varennes, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte CHOQUET and Jean-Baptiste PLANTIER dit LAGRENADE 13 October 1760, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 23 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Birth of Child
Cecile PLANTIER was born 3 August 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Cecile PLANTIER married 12 February 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Francois GIBEAU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste PLANTIER dit LAGRENADE died 31 March 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

Death — 1830
5 November 1830
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 93.

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