Joseph-Sebastien PERRAULT

(b. 23 November 1719 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1783 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Sebastien PERRAULT was born 23 November 1719 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Joseph-Sebastien PERRAULT was the child of Pierre PERROT (PERRAULT) and Marie-Anne LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) and Madeleine RACLOS (maternal) Jean LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) dit BEAUCERON and Anne-Marie BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

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

Joseph-Sebastien married Marie-Anne LAPERCHE 6 February 1747 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Anne LAPERCHE was born 15 February 1727 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Anne died 23 June 1787 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Agathe GOULET.

Joseph-Sebastien PERRAULT died 17 November 1783 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Laperche 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-Sebastien PERRAULT married

Marie-Anne LAPERCHE-- Date: 6 February 1747 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LAPERCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Agathe GOULET

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Children of Joseph-Sebastien PERRAULT and Marie-Anne LAPERCHE:

Joseph PERRAULT (b.13 December 1747, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Charlotte PERRAULT (b.14 April 1749, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph PERRAULT (b.4 December 1750, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Hippolyte PERRAULT (b.23 November 1752, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne PERRAULT (b.1 April 1754, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS 22 August 1774 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Michel PERRAULT (b.16 February 1756, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 16 November 1834, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse RIVET 30 January 1781 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Desanges PERRAULT (b.28 August 1757, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 27 June 1816, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie DESMARAIS 15 January 1776 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Benoni PERRAULT (b.29 August 1759, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1829, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angelique CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR 22 January 1782 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT (b.16 July 1761, L'Assomption, Canada d. , )

Marie-Françoise PERRAULT (b.4 June 1763, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph GIRARD 27 February 1786 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Thomas PERRAULT (b.17 March 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1834, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie RIVET 12 July 1791 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre PERRAULT (b.29 August 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 September 1842, Varennes, Canada East )
m. Marie-Louise PRUD'HOMME 28 January 1788 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
m. Sophie CHARBONNEAU 26 October 1824 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Louis PERRAULT (b.20 September 1768, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

François PERRAULT (b.23 February 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie FOREST 22 September 1795 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1719 Birth
23 November 1719
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Sebastien PERRAULT and Marie-Anne LAPERCHE 6 February 1747, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph PERRAULT was born 13 December 1747, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 28 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PERRAULT was born 14 April 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 29 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph PERRAULT was born 4 December 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 31 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Hippolyte PERRAULT was born 23 November 1752, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 33 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAULT was born 1 April 1754, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 34 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Michel PERRAULT was born 16 February 1756, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 36 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges PERRAULT was born 28 August 1757, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 37 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph-Benoni PERRAULT was born 29 August 1759, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 39 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT was born 16 July 1761, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 41 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise PERRAULT was born 4 June 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 43 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Thomas PERRAULT was born 17 March 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 45 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre PERRAULT was born 29 August 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 46 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Louis PERRAULT was born 20 September 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 48 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
François PERRAULT was born 23 February 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Sebastien was 50 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAULT married 22 August 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges PERRAULT married 15 January 1776, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph-Marie DESMARAIS

1781 Marriage of Child
Jean-Michel PERRAULT married 30 January 1781, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Thérèse RIVET

1782 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Benoni PERRAULT married 22 January 1782, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Angelique CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR