Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY

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7 February 1736 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

18 January 1813 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Gabriel DÉSORCY Marie-Catherine LETENDRE

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Born: 7 February 1736 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel DÉSORCY

Mother: Marie-Catherine LETENDRE

Paternal grandparents: Michel DÉSORCY , Marie-Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LETENDRE , Catherine-Dite-Marie LAMY

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Josephte-Élisabeth married Joseph JEAN dit DENIS 24 January 1757 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph JEAN dit DENIS was born 3 September 1727 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Joseph died 11 August 1807 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS and Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE.

Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY died 18 January 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY married

Joseph JEAN dit DENIS
Marriage date: 24 January 1757
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Joseph JEAN dit DENIS was the child of Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS and Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Children of Joseph JEAN dit DENIS and Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY

François DENIS

Born: 20 May 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON dite DIDIER 16 February 1784 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph DENIS

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) 12 January 1789 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1736
7 February 1736
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY and Joseph JEAN dit DENIS 24 January 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 20 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
François DENIS was born 20 May 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Josephte-Élisabeth was 25 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)

1784 Marriage of Child
François DENIS married 16 February 1784, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON dite DIDIER

1789 Marriage of Child
Joseph DENIS married 12 January 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada to Josephte RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE)

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)