Joseph DESROSIERS

(b. 29 January 1751 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1810 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DESROSIERS was born 29 January 1751 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Joseph DESROSIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne LESAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESROSIERS and Marguerite-Marie AUBUCHON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LESAGE and Marie-Josephe GERLAISE

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

Joseph married Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS 9 January 1769 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS was born 5 August 1751 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Madeleine died 18 August 1830 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Madeleine was the child of Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Angelique LABRECHE dite DEZIEL.

Joseph DESROSIERS died 5 November 1810 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

m. Billy Madeleine

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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 DESROSIERS married

Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS-- Date: 9 January 1769 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS was the child of Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Angelique LABRECHE dite DEZIEL

Children of Joseph DESROSIERS and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS:

Marguerite DESROSIERS (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE 31 January 1803 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1751 Birth
29 January 1751
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DESROSIERS and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS 9 January 1769, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 17 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESROSIERS married 31 January 1803, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE