Josephte ARCAND

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3 October 1726 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

2 may 1793 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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François ARCAND Marie-Françoise DUBREUIL

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Born: 3 October 1726 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Father: François ARCAND

Mother: Marie-Françoise DUBREUIL

Paternal grandparents: Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS , Marie-Anne INARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Étienne DUBREUIL , Marie-Anne CHEVALIER

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Josephte married Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE 12 January 1750 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 3 November 1720 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Charles-Henri died 2 November 1793 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Charles-Henri was the child of Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE.

Josephte ARCAND died 2 may 1793 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE
Marriage date: 12 January 1750
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE was the child of Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE

Children of Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Josephte ARCAND

Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE

Born: 3 August 1750, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 19 March 1827, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 19 November 1770 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Louise GERMAIN dite BELISLE

Born: 15 June 1752, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1807, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis HEVE 4 February 1771 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Charles-David GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Born: March 17, 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: February 13, 1847, Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA

Married: Marie-Archange NEVEU 6 February 1792 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1726
3 October 1726
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Josephte ARCAND and Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE 12 January 1750, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 23 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 3 August 1750, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josephte was 23 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louise GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 15 June 1752, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josephte was 25 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Charles-David GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born March 17, 1756, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josephte was 29 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE married 19 November 1770, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE

1771 Marriage of Child
Louise GERMAIN dite BELISLE married 4 February 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Alexis HEVE

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)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Charles-David GERMAIN dit BELISLE married 6 February 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Archange NEVEU