MARIE-JOSEPHTE BERGERON (1726-1802)
The 6th of October 1726 Jean-Baptiste and Charlotte (Houde) gave birth to their second child. Marie-Josephte was one of twelve children, five siblings and six half siblings. When her mother died her father remarried two more times.
She married Jacques Côté when she was thirty years old and he was forty-eight. They went on to have four children, the youngest our ancestor.Marie-Josephte was Jacques third and final wife.
Jacques died in 1773 at age sixty-five and Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste Bibeau thirteen years later when she was sixty and he, sixty-two. Jean Baptiste had six children from his first marriage. Jean died seven years after his marriage to Josephte.
She lived on until February 06, 1802 and passed in Saint-Antoine at age seventy-six.
CHILDREN OF JACQUES CÔTÉ AND MARIE-JOSEPHTE BERGERON
Marie-Judith (1757-1757) lived but a few months
Marie-Josephte (1759-1837) married (1) François Croteau, seven children
(2) Vincent Houde, no children
Marie-Charlotte (1760-1807) married Louis-Joseph Biron, four children
Jacques-Marie Joseph (1755-) married (1) Marie-Pelagie Dubois, no children
(2) Genevieve Montminy, no children
(3) Marie Rondeau, no children
(4) Angèle Houde, one child
Jean-Charles (1767-) married (1) Pelagie Croteau, five children
(2) Marie Marotte, one child
(1) B. 1726 Bergeron M-Josephte, St-Antoine, Qc, Genealogical Dict. of Cdn. Families (Tanguay Coll), 1608- 1890)
(2) M3 1756 Côté/Bergeron M-Jos.St-Antoine de Tilly, QC, Cda, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
(3) D. 1802 Bergeron M-Josephte, St-Antoine de Tilly, QC, Canada, not yet located
Background: Marriage Register