Jacques LECOUR

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12 December 1720 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

28 June 1788 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Ignace LECOUR Marie-Anne HUBERT

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Born: 12 December 1720 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace LECOUR

Mother: Marie-Anne HUBERT

Paternal grandparents: Michel LECOUR , Louise LEDRAN

Maternal grandparents: François HUBERT , Ursule-Madeleine TURBAR (TURBAL)

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Jacques married Madeleine REGNIER 16 August 1751 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine REGNIER was born 10 February 1731 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine died 3 June 1775 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Madeleine was the child of Elie REGNIER and Ursule DUMARIEL dite LAFRANCHISE.

Jacques married (2) Françoise PELLETIER 7 January 1777 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise PELLETIER was born 30 August 1744 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 24 September 1792 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Françoise was the child of Augustin PELLETIER and Madeleine THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT).

Jacques LECOUR died 28 June 1788 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jacques LECOUR married

Madeleine REGNIER
Marriage date: 16 August 1751
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Madeleine REGNIER was the child of Elie REGNIER and Ursule DUMARIEL dite LAFRANCHISE

Children of Jacques LECOUR and Madeleine REGNIER

Louise LECOUR

Born: 18 April 1756, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph GRAVEL 17 October 1774 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Charles LECOUR

Born: 11 May 1761, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada
Died: 4 January 1834, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine JACOB 10 August 1790 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jacques LECOUR married

Françoise PELLETIER
Marriage date: 7 January 1777
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise PELLETIER was the child of Augustin PELLETIER and Madeleine THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

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Birth — 1720
12 December 1720
Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LECOUR and Madeleine REGNIER 16 August 1751, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 30 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Louise LECOUR was born 18 April 1756, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Charles LECOUR was born 11 May 1761, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jacques was 40 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Louise LECOUR married 17 October 1774, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Joseph GRAVEL

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine REGNIER died 3 June 1775, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LECOUR and Françoise PELLETIER 7 January 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 56 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1788
28 June 1788
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 67.

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