Gilles LECOUR

Born

23 September 1684 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1761 , Lachenaie, Canada

Gilles married Marie MENARD 17 January 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie MENARD was born abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie died 14 February 1758 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marguerite-Louise ETIENNE .

Parents & Family of Gilles LECOUR

Parents of Gilles LECOUR

Father

Michel LECOURS

Mother

Louise LEBLANC

Grandparents of Gilles LECOUR

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Leonard LEBLANC Marie-Marguerite RITON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gilles LECOUR

Gilles LECOUR married

Marie MENARD
Marriage date: 17 January 1712
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie MENARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marguerite-Louise ETIENNE

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame

Children of Gilles LECOUR and Marie MENARD

Gilles-Etienne LECOUR

Born: 26 October 1712, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 21 February 1798, Lachenaie, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique QUESNEL 19 April 1746 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX 9 February 1767 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne LECOUR

Born: abt. 1714, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean GARIEPY 21 January 1743 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Marguerite LECOUR

Born: 6 August 1718, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1795, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Jean PELLETIER 16 June 1738 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1684
23 September 1684
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Gilles LECOUR and Marie MENARD 17 January 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Gilles-Etienne LECOUR was born 26 October 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Gilles was 28 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Marguerite LECOUR was born 6 August 1718, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Gilles was 33 years old.

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

1738 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LECOUR married 16 June 1738, Lachenaie, Canada, New France to Pierre-Jean PELLETIER

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LECOUR married 21 January 1743, Lachenaie, Canada, New France to Jean GARIEPY

1746 Marriage of Child
Gilles-Etienne LECOUR married 19 April 1746 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Angélique QUESNEL

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