Joseph COURCHESNE

Born

21 September 1770 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 April 1846 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

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Born: 21 September 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Joseph COURCHESNE

Father

Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Mother

Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Grandparents of Joseph COURCHESNE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Maternal grandparents

Louis CHEVREFILS Marie-Anne MESSIER

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

Joseph married Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA 14 February 1792 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA was born 24 July 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Catherine-Antoinette died 6 March 1851 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East . Marie-Catherine-Antoinette was the child of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Josephte PROULX.

Joseph COURCHESNE died 1 April 1846 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph COURCHESNE

Joseph COURCHESNE married

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA
Marriage date: 14 February 1792
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA was the child of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Josephte PROULX

Children of Joseph COURCHESNE and Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA

Marie-Anne COURCHESNE

Born: 2 July 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 24 April 1868, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Catherine COURCHESNE dite FOURCAULT

Born: 4 December 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Michel COURCHESNE

Born: 18 July 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 3 June 1870, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada

Hyacinthe COURCHESNE

Born: 4 December 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 20 May 1896, Drummondville, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite LEFEBVRE 14 February 1831 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Antoine COURCHESNE

Born: 20 February 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1770
21 September 1770
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COURCHESNE and Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA 14 February 1792, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 21 years old.

1792 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COURCHESNE was born 2 July 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Catherine COURCHESNE dite FOURCAULT was born 4 December 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Michel COURCHESNE was born 18 July 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe COURCHESNE was born 4 December 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Antoine COURCHESNE was born 20 February 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph 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