Marie-Josephte CUSSON

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10 April 1721 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

26 June 1789 , Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CUSSON Marguerite ROCHEREAU

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Born: 10 April 1721 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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Marie-Josephte married Pierre VILLENEUVE 30 November 1741 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . Pierre VILLENEUVE was born 14 November 1716 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Pierre died 6 October 1794 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Pierre was the child of Jacques VILLENEUVE and Anne CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR).

Marie-Josephte CUSSON died 26 June 1789 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada .

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Pierre VILLENEUVE
Marriage date: 30 November 1741
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Pierre VILLENEUVE was the child of Jacques VILLENEUVE and Anne CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)

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Birth — 1721
10 April 1721
Laval, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte CUSSON and Pierre VILLENEUVE 30 November 1741 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 20 years old.

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

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.