Joseph CUSSON

Born

14 January 1713 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

18 December 1781 , Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CUSSON Marguerite ROCHEREAU

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Born: 14 January 1713 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste CUSSON

Mother: Marguerite ROCHEREAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean CUSSON , Marie FOUBERT

Maternal grandparents: Michel ROCHEREAU , Marie BIGOT

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Joseph married Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT 7 October 1743 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT was born 14 May 1722 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Anne died 8 April 1810 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Charlotte MULOIN (MULOUIN).

Joseph CUSSON died 18 December 1781 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Vaillancourt Marie-Anne

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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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Joseph CUSSON married

Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT
Marriage date: 7 October 1743
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Charlotte MULOIN (MULOUIN)

Children of Joseph CUSSON and Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT

Marie-Anne CUSSON

Born: 15 October 1745, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 1 November 1809, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph JANARD 7 May 1759 Place: Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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Birth — 1713
14 January 1713
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CUSSON and Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT 7 October 1743 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 30 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CUSSON was born 15 October 1745, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CUSSON married 7 May 1759, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Joseph JANARD

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 - 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.