Joseph BONENFANT

(b. 6 July 1766 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 July 1830 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BONENFANT was born 6 July 1766 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BONENFANT was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT and Marie-Veronique LEPAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT and Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD (maternal) Paul LEPAGE and Catherine RIOUX

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Joseph married Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 19 February 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 14 February 1767 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie died 30 April 1825 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie was the child of Alexis MIVILLE and Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR.

Joseph BONENFANT died 20 July 1830 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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 BONENFANT married

Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 19 February 1787 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Alexis MIVILLE and Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Children of Joseph BONENFANT and Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Veronique BONENFANT (b.3 December 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 February 1850, Sainte-Luce, Canada East )
m. Francois-Xavier DUBE 4 August 1812 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1766 Birth
6 July 1766
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BONENFANT and Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 19 February 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 20 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Veronique BONENFANT was born 3 December 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 21 years old.

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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Veronique BONENFANT married 4 August 1812, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Francois-Xavier DUBE

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