Françoise MARCOTTE

Born

29 January 1720 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

27 March 1784 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

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François MARCOTTE Marie-Thérèse DESNOYERS

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Born: 29 January 1720 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: François MARCOTTE

Mother: Marie-Thérèse DESNOYERS

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MARCOTTE , Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

Maternal grandparents: François DESNOYERS dit LAMONTAGNE , Marie PERRAULT

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Françoise married Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU 11 January 1745 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU was born 10 April 1707 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Jean-Baptiste died 17 February 1767 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean MATHIEU and Marie-Madeleine LECLERC.

Françoise MARCOTTE died 27 March 1784 in Deschambault, 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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Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU
Marriage date: 11 January 1745
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada, New France

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Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU was the child of Jean MATHIEU and Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

Children of Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU and Françoise MARCOTTE

Françoise MATHIEU

Born: 23 October 1745, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1810, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN) 5 October 1762 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Rose MATHIEU

Born: 10 February 1749, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 11 October 1827, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin CHAVIGNY 18 January 1768 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Paul MATHIEU

Born: 28 March 1759, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 18 May 1832, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Jeanne THERRIEN 20 February 1797 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Thérèse MATHIEU

Born: 5 February 1762, Deschambault, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph GAUTHIER 5 February 1781 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François MATHIEU

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne PERRAULT 9 July 1792 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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Birth — 1720
29 January 1720
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MARCOTTE and Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU 11 January 1745, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Françoise MATHIEU was born 23 October 1745, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Françoise was 25 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose MATHIEU was born 10 February 1749, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Françoise was 29 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Paul MATHIEU was born 28 March 1759, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Françoise was 39 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Thérèse MATHIEU was born 5 February 1762, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Françoise was 42 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Françoise MATHIEU married 5 October 1762, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Gabriel TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN)

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.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU died 17 February 1767 , Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose MATHIEU married 18 January 1768, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Augustin CHAVIGNY

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.