Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX

(b. 20 January 1737 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1803 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX was born 20 January 1737 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX and Angélique-Madeleine TETREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX and Marie GAREAU (maternal) Jacques TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and Marguerite BRUNET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Josephe married Louis-Francois DUHAMEL 9 February 1756 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Francois DUHAMEL was born 19 January 1732 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Louis-Francois was the child of Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Françoise-Louise VOLANT.

Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX died 13 February 1803 in Contrecœur, Lower 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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Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX married

Louis-Francois DUHAMEL-- Date: 9 February 1756 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Louis-Francois DUHAMEL was the child of Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Françoise-Louise VOLANT

Children of Louis-Francois DUHAMEL and Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX:

Jean-Francois DUHAMEL (b.8 March 1761, Contrecœur, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise BEAUPRE 10 January 1785 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1737 Birth
20 January 1737
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX and Louis-Francois DUHAMEL 9 February 1756, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 19 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois DUHAMEL was born 8 March 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Josephe was 24 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.

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)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois DUHAMEL married 10 January 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise BEAUPRE

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)