Joseph PILON

(b. 20 November 1732 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1819 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph PILON was born 20 November 1732 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Joseph PILON was the child of Mathurin PILON and Marie-Charlotte LANIEL DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PILON dit LAFORTUNE and Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT (maternal) Julien LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne FAFARD

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne FORTIN 5 October 1761 in Lanoraie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne FORTIN was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 13 March 1810 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Anne was the child of Marin-Charles FORTIN dit LAFORTUNE and Catherine BARBEAU.

Joseph PILON died 2 November 1819 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .

m. Fortin 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 PILON married

Marie-Anne FORTIN-- Date: 5 October 1761 Place: Lanoraie, Canada
Marie-Anne FORTIN was the child of Marin-Charles FORTIN dit LAFORTUNE and Catherine BARBEAU

Children of Joseph PILON and Marie-Anne FORTIN:

Joseph PILON (b.8 September 1765, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 June 1839, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE 2 May 1786 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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1732 Birth
20 November 1732
Repentigny, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PILON and Marie-Anne FORTIN 5 October 1761, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 28 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph PILON was born 8 September 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Joseph was 32 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.