Marie-Josephte
HANDFIELD
Born
8 December 1773
,
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
30 June 1832
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
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Born: 8 December 1773 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Thomas HANDFIELD
Mother:
Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL
Paternal grandparents:
John HANDFIELD
, Elisabeth WINNIET
Maternal grandparents:
Josephe SENÉCAL
, Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Louis MARTEL 13 January 1794 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis MARTEL was born 26 February 1767 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louis died 23 March 1810 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louis was the child of Nicolas-Amable MARTEL and Veronique-Angelique CHARRON.
Marie-Josephte HANDFIELD died 30 June 1832 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Josephte HANDFIELD
Marie-Josephte HANDFIELD married 
Louis MARTEL
Marriage date: 13 January 1794
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Louis MARTEL was the child of Nicolas-Amable MARTEL and Veronique-Angelique CHARRON
Louis MARTELMarriage date: 13 January 1794
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Louis MARTEL was the child of Nicolas-Amable MARTEL and Veronique-Angelique CHARRON
Children of Louis MARTEL and Marie-Josephte HANDFIELD
Angelique MARTELBorn: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1840,
Died: abt. 1840,
Married: Joseph BLANCHARD
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Birth — 17738 December 1773
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
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
1794 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Josephte HANDFIELD and Louis MARTEL 13 January 1794, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
She was 20 years old.
1810 Death of Spouse/PartnerLouis MARTEL died 23 March 1810, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of EnglandDeath — 183230 June 1832
Verchères, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 58.
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