Joseph PERRAULT

(b. 14 June 1722 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 7 June 1795 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada )

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Joseph PERRAULT was born 14 June 1722 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Joseph PERRAULT was the child of Claude PERRAULT and Marie GOULET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) and Madeleine RACLOS (maternal) Charles GOULET and Marie-Anne RANCIN

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Joseph married Marie-Madeleine BOURDELAIS dite BRÊME 15 February 1751 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine BOURDELAIS dite BRÊME was born 25 March 1721 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 2 June 1791 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE).

Joseph PERRAULT died 7 June 1795 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada.
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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 PERRAULT married

Marie-Madeleine BOURDELAIS dite BRÊME-- Date: 15 February 1751 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
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Marie-Madeleine BOURDELAIS dite BRÊME was the child of Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE)

Children of Joseph PERRAULT and Marie-Madeleine BOURDELAIS dite BRÊME:

Cecile PERRAULT (b.20 June 1758, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN 18 November 1782 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Benjamin PERRAULT (b.20 August 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie PARISEAU 6 October 1788 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
14 June 1722
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PERRAULT and Marie-Madeleine BOURDELAIS dite BRÊME 15 February 1751 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Cecile PERRAULT was born 20 June 1758, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 36 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Benjamin PERRAULT was born 20 August 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 42 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.