Josephe MAHEU

(b. 31 December 1721 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 June 1780 , Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephe MAHEU was born 31 December 1721 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Josephe MAHEU was the child of Pierre MAHEU and Suzanne GIROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MAHEU and Marie-Charlotte GARNIER (maternal) Jean GIROUX and Suzanne BÉLANGER

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

Josephe married Louis CRÊTE 5 June 1741 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis CRÊTE was born 30 November 1711 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louis died 7 March 1758 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louis was the child of Pierre CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) and Marie DROUIN.

Josephe MAHEU died 27 June 1780 in Beauport, Québec, 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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Josephe MAHEU married

Louis CRÊTE-- Date: 5 June 1741 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Louis CRÊTE was the child of Pierre CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) and Marie DROUIN

Children of Louis CRÊTE and Josephe MAHEU:

Charles-Marie CRÊTE (b.30 January 1746, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1829, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Catherine PRIMEAU 16 November 1775 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Jean-Baptiste CRÊTE (b.24 October 1749, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Thérèse ROBIDOUX 24 October 1775 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1721 Birth
31 December 1721
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Josephe MAHEU and Louis CRÊTE 5 June 1741 , Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

She was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Charles-Marie CRÊTE was born 30 January 1746, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Josephe was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CRÊTE was born 24 October 1749, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Josephe was 27 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis CRÊTE died 7 March 1758, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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 of Child
Jean-Baptiste CRÊTE married 24 October 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Thérèse ROBIDOUX

1775 Marriage of Child
Charles-Marie CRÊTE married 16 November 1775, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Marie-Catherine PRIMEAU

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.