Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE

Born

23 March 1739 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

9 February 1806 , Deschambault, Lower Canada

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Born: 23 March 1739 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE

Father

Michel MARCOTTE

Mother

Marie-Louise RICHARD

Grandparents of Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques MARCOTTE Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

Maternal grandparents

Alexis RICHARD Claudine LANGLOIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph-Louis married Geneviève PAQUIN 1 January 1761 in Deschambault, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève PAQUIN was born 23 October 1742 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 2 December 1800 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Paul PAQUIN and Marie-Josephe ARCAND.

Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE died 9 February 1806 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE

Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE married

Geneviève PAQUIN
Marriage date: 1 January 1761
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Geneviève PAQUIN was the child of Paul PAQUIN and Marie-Josephe ARCAND

Children of Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE and Geneviève PAQUIN

Geneviève MARCOTTE

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 February 1856, Deschambault, Canada East

Married: Jacques DELISLE 29 September 1794 Place: Deschambault, Lower Canada

Angélique MARCOTTE

Born: 3 February 1780, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 October 1868, Deschambault, Québec, Canada

Married: Nicolas PETIT 20 August 1799 Place: Deschambault, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

Born: 8 June 1784, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 June 1857, Deschambault, Canada East

Married: Jean CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) 11 June 1804 Place: Deschambault, Lower Canada

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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 — 1739
23 March 1739
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE and Geneviève PAQUIN 1 January 1761, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 21 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.

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Angélique MARCOTTE was born 3 February 1780, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph-Louis was 40 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MARCOTTE was born 8 June 1784, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph-Louis was 45 years old.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Geneviève MARCOTTE married 29 September 1794, Deschambault, Lower Canada to Jacques DELISLE

1799 Marriage of Child
Angélique MARCOTTE married 20 August 1799, Deschambault, Lower Canada to Nicolas PETIT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)