Marie-Josephte LYONNAIS

Born

14 April 1752 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

21 March 1820 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte LYONNAIS

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Born: 14 April 1752 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Josephte LYONNAIS

Father

Claude LYONNAIS

Mother

Louise COURVILLE dite LEFEBVRE

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte LYONNAIS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste-François BOSSU dit LYONNAIS Elisabeth-Ursule PROULX

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Madeleine COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON

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

Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste DESROCHERS 20 November 1775 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste DESROCHERS was born 7 December 1754 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 8 July 1828 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre DESROCHERS and Marguerite CAILLÉ.

Marie-Josephte LYONNAIS died 21 March 1820 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte LYONNAIS

Marie-Josephte LYONNAIS married

Jean-Baptiste DESROCHERS
Marriage date: 20 November 1775
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DESROCHERS was the child of Pierre DESROCHERS and Marguerite CAILLÉ

Children of Jean-Baptiste DESROCHERS and Marie-Josephte LYONNAIS

Joseph DESROCHERS

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève-Marguerite NIQUET (NIQUETTE) 13 September 1802 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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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 — 1752
14 April 1752
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte LYONNAIS and Jean-Baptiste DESROCHERS 20 November 1775, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 23 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.