Joseph HEBERT

(b. 19 November 1743 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1843 , Iberville, Canada East )

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Joseph HEBERT was born 19 November 1743 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Joseph HEBERT was the child of Pierre HÉBERT and Françoise GODU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin HÉBERT and Marie-Anne MONGEAU (maternal) René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN and Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

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

Joseph married Geneviève BISSONNETTE 29 September 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève BISSONNETTE was born 20 July 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Geneviève died 20 May 1849 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Anne MEUNIER.

Joseph HEBERT died 18 June 1843 in Iberville, Canada East .
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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 HEBERT married

Geneviève BISSONNETTE-- Date: 29 September 1783 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève BISSONNETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Anne MEUNIER

Children of Joseph HEBERT and Geneviève BISSONNETTE:

Adelaide HEBERT (b.17 September 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada d. 20 August 1884, Iberville, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LABERGE 27 January 1810 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1743 Birth
19 November 1743
Varennes, 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.

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Joseph HEBERT and Geneviève BISSONNETTE 29 September 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 39 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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Adelaide HEBERT was born 17 September 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 49 years old.

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Adelaide HEBERT married 27 January 1810, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste LABERGE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)