Joseph married Marie-Geneviève MASSICOTTE
29 August 1768
in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Geneviève MASSICOTTE
was born
7 August 1746
in Batiscan, Canada, New France .
Marie-Geneviève died
4 April 1823
in Batiscan, Lower Canada .
Marie-Geneviève was the child of Jean MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Angélique VALLÉE.
Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) died
29 September 1797
in Batiscan, Lower Canada .
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Birth — 1732 22 February 1732 Batiscan, Canada, New France
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.
1768 Marriage / Partner Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie-Geneviève MASSICOTTE 29 August 1768 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
He was 36 years old.
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.
Joseph
DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)
Marie-Geneviève MASSICOTTE
Birth — 1732
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.
1768 Marriage / Partner
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)
Death — 1797
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