Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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13 September 1716 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

26 March 1792 , Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada

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Alexis TURCOT (TURCOTTE)Madeleine DUBORD

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Born: 13 September 1716 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Alexis TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Mother: Madeleine DUBORD

Paternal grandparents: Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) , Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

Maternal grandparents: Julien DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE , Catherine GUERARD

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Marie-Josephe married Antoine GENEREUX 23 November 1733 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Antoine GENEREUX was born 12 April 1708 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Antoine died 12 November 1781 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Antoine was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX).

Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) died 26 March 1792 in Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada .
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Antoine GENEREUX
Marriage date: 23 November 1733
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Antoine GENEREUX was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

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Marie-Josephte GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1736, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 May 1808, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR 5 February 1759 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Catherine GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre AUBIN dit PARADIS 17 November 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Married: Louis ROBIN 4 February 1788 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Antoine GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LEMAY 1 September 1766 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Madeleine GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 April 1768, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER) 7 February 1763 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre GENEREUX

Born: 5 July 1760, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 29 November 1812, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte HARNOIS 17 November 1783 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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Birth — 1716
13 September 1716
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Antoine GENEREUX 23 November 1733, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 17 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GENEREUX married 5 February 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

1760 Birth of Child
Pierre GENEREUX was born 5 July 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephe was 43 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GENEREUX married 7 February 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER)

1765 Marriage of Child
Catherine GENEREUX married 17 November 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Pierre AUBIN dit PARADIS

1766 Marriage of Child
Antoine GENEREUX married 1 September 1766, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne LEMAY

1768 Death of Child
Madeleine GENEREUX died 13 April 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephe was 51 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.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine GENEREUX died 12 November 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1783 Marriage of Child
Pierre GENEREUX married 17 November 1783 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Charlotte HARNOIS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Catherine GENEREUX married 4 February 1788, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Louis ROBIN

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

Death — 1792
26 March 1792
Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 75.

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