Jacques TURCOTTE

Born

24 February 1766 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 October 1842 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Parents & Family of Jacques TURCOTTE

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Born: 24 February 1766 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Jacques TURCOTTE

Father

Jacques TURCOTTE

Mother

Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS

Grandparents of Jacques TURCOTTE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Jean CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS Marie-Anne LEHOUX

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

Jacques married Archange LEDOUX 23 September 1793 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Archange LEDOUX was born 8 December 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Archange was the child of Joseph LEDOUX and Marie-Euphrosine BARIL.

Jacques TURCOTTE died 6 October 1842 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques TURCOTTE

Jacques TURCOTTE married

Archange LEDOUX
Marriage date: 23 September 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Archange LEDOUX was the child of Joseph LEDOUX and Marie-Euphrosine BARIL

Children of Jacques TURCOTTE and Archange LEDOUX

Marguerite TURCOTTE

Born: 20 December 1806, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS 6 November 1826 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

Rose TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

Born: abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul DESAUTELS 23 October 1832 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

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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 — 1766
24 February 1766
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Jacques TURCOTTE and Archange LEDOUX 23 September 1793, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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

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

1806 Birth of Child
Marguerite TURCOTTE was born 20 December 1806, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Jacques was 40 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England