Joseph LAPERCHE

(b. 8 May 1731 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1787 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph LAPERCHE was born 8 May 1731 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Joseph LAPERCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Agathe GOULET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Françoise EMERY dite CODERRE (maternal) Charles GOULET and Marie-Anne RANCIN

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

Joseph married Ursule BISSON 22 February 1756 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Ursule BISSON was born 22 October 1729 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Ursule was the child of Joseph-François BISSON and Marie-Marguerite HOUDE.

Joseph LAPERCHE died 1 May 1787 in Berthierville, 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 LAPERCHE married

Ursule BISSON-- Date: 22 February 1756 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Ursule BISSON was the child of Joseph-François BISSON and Marie-Marguerite HOUDE

Children of Joseph LAPERCHE and Ursule BISSON:

Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN (b.6 February 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 August 1819, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) 13 October 1788 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
m. Joseph BARIL 12 February 1810 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
m. Pierre MARSAN dit LAPIERRE 7 September 1818 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN (b.5 October 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 January 1808, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 20 January 1794 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Elisabeth LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN (b.30 January 1769, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 March 1834, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Louis ROCHELEAU 18 September 1796 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN (b.6 February 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise GADOURY dite DAGORY 24 October 1796 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN (b.1 May 1772, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Angelique BOUCHER 21 January 1799 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Basile-Berthier LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN (b.14 October 1774, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Thérèse HARNOIS 25 November 1798 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
m. Brigitte BARIL 12 January 1807 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
8 May 1731
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAPERCHE and Ursule BISSON 22 February 1756, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 24 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
Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 6 February 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN was born 5 October 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 33 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 30 January 1769, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN was born 6 February 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 39 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN was born 1 May 1772, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 41 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Basile-Berthier LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN was born 14 October 1774, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 43 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.