Marie-Josephte MERCURE

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11 May 1718 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

22 December 1795 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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François MERCURE Marie PERRAULT

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Born: 11 May 1718 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: François MERCURE

Mother: Marie PERRAULT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PERRAULT (PERROT) , Marie GAGNÉ

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Marie-Josephte married François CHAREST 29 October 1738 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
François CHAREST was born 25 March 1706 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). François was the child of Jean CHAREST and Catherine JOBIDON.

Marie-Josephte MERCURE died 22 December 1795 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephte MERCURE married

François CHAREST
Marriage date: 29 October 1738
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
François CHAREST was the child of Jean CHAREST and Catherine JOBIDON

Children of François CHAREST and Marie-Josephte MERCURE

Josephte CHAREST

Born: 15 August 1739, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 25 June 1804, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Francois BARIBEAU 21 February 1757 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Madeleine CHAREST

Born: 21 August 1740, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1811, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BARIBEAU (BARIBAU) 15 January 1759 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Geneviève CHAREST

Born: 23 October 1741, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 17 May 1809, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Jean PERRIN 7 January 1761 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Anne CHAREST

Born: 9 December 1743, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1800, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste RICHARD 23 September 1764 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Antoine CHAREST

Born: 8 May 1747, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1810, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève LAQUERRE 24 February 1772 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Thérèse CHAREST

Born: 26 October 1749, , Canada
Died: 21 May 1815, Grondines, Lower Canada

Married: Benoni DUBORD 21 January 1771 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph CHAREST

Born: 5 October 1758, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 20 October 1833, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte GUILLET dite ST-MARS 16 February 1778 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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Birth — 1718
11 May 1718
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MERCURE and François CHAREST 29 October 1738, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 20 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Josephte CHAREST was born 15 August 1739, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 21 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Madeleine CHAREST was born 21 August 1740, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève CHAREST was born 23 October 1741, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 23 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CHAREST was born 9 December 1743, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 25 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Antoine CHAREST was born 8 May 1747, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Thérèse CHAREST was born 26 October 1749, , Canada

Marie-Josephte was 31 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Josephte CHAREST married 21 February 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Francois BARIBEAU

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph CHAREST was born 5 October 1758, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 40 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CHAREST married 15 January 1759, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Pierre BARIBEAU (BARIBAU)

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève CHAREST married 7 January 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Jean PERRIN

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CHAREST married 23 September 1764, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Jean Baptiste RICHARD

1771 Marriage of Child
Thérèse CHAREST married 21 January 1771, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Benoni DUBORD

1772 Marriage of Child
Antoine CHAREST married 24 February 1772, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Geneviève LAQUERRE

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Joseph CHAREST married 16 February 1778, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Josephte GUILLET dite ST-MARS

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)