Josephte GRESLON

(b. abt. 1700 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1785 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte GRESLON was born abt. 1700 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Josephte GRESLON was the child of Pierre-Jacques GRESLON and Elisabeth MOUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT) (maternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit LAVIOLETTE and Marguerite SAUVIOT dite LAVERGNE

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Josephte married François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE 30 November 1717 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was born 3 December 1686 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). François was the child of Philibert COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Catherine LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Josephte married (2) Jean-Baptiste VIOLARD dit LAROSE 10 January 1763 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste VIOLARD dit LAROSE was born abt. 1738 in France. Jean-Baptiste died 9 February 1811 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Josephte GRESLON died 2 November 1785 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Josephte GRESLON married

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE-- Date: 30 November 1717 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was the child of Philibert COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Catherine LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Children of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Josephte GRESLON:

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE (b.7 February 1721, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 16 January 1774, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE 23 February 1751 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Reine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE (b.17 September 1725, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Noel GODARD 16 January 1751 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE (b.23 January 1727, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1793, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE 6 January 1753 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Elisabeth-Isabelle COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE (b.20 July 1733, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 24 October 1807, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine LATOUR dit FORGET 30 August 1757 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE (b.31 December 1741, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) 18 February 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte GRESLON married

Jean-Baptiste VIOLARD dit LAROSE-- Date: 10 January 1763 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Jean-Baptiste VIOLARD dit LAROSE and Josephte GRESLON:

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GRESLON and François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE 30 November 1717, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was born 7 February 1721, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was born 17 September 1725, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1727 Birth of Child
Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE was born 23 January 1727, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1733 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was born 20 July 1733, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was born 31 December 1741, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE married 16 January 1751, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Noel GODARD

1751 Marriage of Child
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE married 23 February 1751, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE married 6 January 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE

1757 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE married 30 August 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Antoine LATOUR dit FORGET

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GRESLON and Jean-Baptiste VIOLARD dit LAROSE 10 January 1763 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE married 18 February 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ)

1774 Death of Child
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE died 16 January 1774, Saint-François-du-Lac, 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.