Joseph VALLIERES

(b. 4 October 1749 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1809 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Joseph VALLIERES was born 4 October 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Joseph VALLIERES was the child of Jean-Joseph VALLIERES and Reine-Elisabeth CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Suzanne MARANDA (maternal) Joseph CLOUTIER and Elisabeth MORIN

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe FOURNIER 23 November 1772 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe FOURNIER was born 10 January 1751 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph FOURNIER and Dorothee PLANTE.

Joseph VALLIERES died 28 September 1809 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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 VALLIERES married

Marie-Josephe FOURNIER-- Date: 23 November 1772 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe FOURNIER was the child of Joseph FOURNIER and Dorothee PLANTE

Children of Joseph VALLIERES and Marie-Josephe FOURNIER:

Michel VALLIERES (b.29 May 1781, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 May 1856, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Marguerite GOULET 22 November 1802 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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1749 Birth
4 October 1749
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VALLIERES and Marie-Josephe FOURNIER 23 November 1772 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Michel VALLIERES was born 29 May 1781, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 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)

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Michel VALLIERES married 22 November 1802, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Marguerite GOULET