Joseph CARTIER

(b. 12 October 1730 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1779 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph CARTIER was born 12 October 1730 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Joseph CARTIER was the child of Guillaume-Louis CARTIER and Marie-Claude GAMELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume CARTIER and Marie-Étiennette GARNIER (GRENIER) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GAMELIN and Marguerite MAUGRAS

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

Joseph married Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET) 7 January 1756 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET) was born 25 April 1732 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Françoise was the child of Claude HUS MILET (MILLET) and Marie-Françoise MANDEVILLE.

Joseph CARTIER died 15 January 1779 in Sorel, Province of Québec, 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 CARTIER married

Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET)-- Date: 7 January 1756 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET) was the child of Claude HUS MILET (MILLET) and Marie-Françoise MANDEVILLE

Children of Joseph CARTIER and Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET):

François CARTIER (b.8 December 1756, Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )

Antoine CARTIER (b.29 September 1758, Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Elisabeth ANDRÉ dite LAROSE 13 October 1783 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charlotte-Charline CARTIER (b.3 November 1766, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 February 1831, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste MANDEVILLE 10 January 1791 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Francois CARTIER (b.9 March 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Reine GENDRON 19 October 1807 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1730 Birth
12 October 1730
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CARTIER and Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET) 7 January 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 25 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
François CARTIER was born 8 December 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Antoine CARTIER was born 29 September 1758, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 27 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Charline CARTIER was born 3 November 1766, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Francois CARTIER was born 9 March 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 38 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.