Joseph-Marie PAQUET

(b. 14 September 1740 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1794 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Marie PAQUET was born 14 September 1740 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie PAQUET was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Dorothee PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe PAQUET and Marie FONTAINE (maternal) Thomas PLANTE and Marie-Marthe PAILLEREAU

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Joseph-Marie married Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER 7 November 1768 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was born 15 April 1750 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Ursule died 10 March 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Ursule was the child of Jean-Baptiste VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Charlotte BESSETTE (BESSET).

Joseph-Marie PAQUET died 22 November 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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-Marie PAQUET married

Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER-- Date: 7 November 1768 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Charlotte BESSETTE (BESSET)

Children of Joseph-Marie PAQUET and Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER:

Charlotte PAQUET (b.3 February 1778, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis LAVALLEE 11 February 1805 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Laurent PAQUET (b.6 May 1792, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , , Michigan, USA)
m. Marie-Josephte LAMARRE 26 November 1821 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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1740 Birth
14 September 1740
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie PAQUET and Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER 7 November 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 28 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Charlotte PAQUET was born 3 February 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Marie was 37 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Laurent PAQUET was born 6 May 1792, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph-Marie was 51 years old.

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