Joseph JETTE

(b. 1 October 1731 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1790 , St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada )

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Joseph JETTE was born 1 October 1731 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Joseph JETTE was the child of Urbain JETTE dit DURIVAGE and Thérèse RICHAUME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Urbain JETTE and Marie-Françoise CHEVALIER (maternal) Jacques RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Madeleine FOUCAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

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

Joseph married Louise MORISSEAU 23 February 1756 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Louise MORISSEAU was born 19 November 1733 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Louise was the child of Pierre MORISSEAU and Marie-Anne DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE.

Joseph JETTE died 30 August 1790 in St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada.

m. Morisseau Louise
m. Tessier Madeleine

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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 JETTE married

Louise MORISSEAU-- Date: 23 February 1756 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Louise MORISSEAU was the child of Pierre MORISSEAU and Marie-Anne DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE

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Children of Joseph JETTE and Louise MORISSEAU:

Joseph JETTE (b.23 February 1757, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 24 August 1757, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Joseph JETTE (b.9 August 1758, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1828, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte RICHAUME dite PETRUS 20 January 1812 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Joseph JETTE (b.4 November 1759, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph JETTE (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 September 1762, Repentigny, Canada )

Marie-Amable JETTE (b.17 July 1761, Repentigny, Canada d. , )

Marie-Madeleine JETTE (b.3 February 1763, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 February 1764, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Antoine JETTE (b.17 October 1765, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1825, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise PAYET 21 January 1788 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
m. Marie-Amable TRUDEAU 24 September 1808 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Louise JETTE (b.28 October 1766, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 February 1816, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada)
m. Basile PAPIN 5 February 1786 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Anonyme JETTE (b.11 June 1768, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 June 1768, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jacques JETTE (b.24 July 1769, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 August 1769, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Angelique JETTE (b.24 May 1771, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 June 1771, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Suzanne JETTE (b.6 October 1772, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 November 1772, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1731 Birth
1 October 1731
Repentigny, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph JETTE and Louise MORISSEAU 23 February 1756 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 24 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph JETTE was born 23 February 1757, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph JETTE was born 9 August 1758, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph JETTE was born 4 November 1759, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable JETTE was born 17 July 1761, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1762 Death of Child
Joseph JETTE died 16 September 1762, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 30 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
Marie-Madeleine JETTE was born 3 February 1763, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1764 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine JETTE died 7 February 1764, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Antoine JETTE was born 17 October 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise JETTE was born 28 October 1766, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Anonyme JETTE was born 11 June 1768, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jacques JETTE was born 24 July 1769, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique JETTE was born 24 May 1771, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Suzanne JETTE was born 6 October 1772, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 41 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise JETTE married 5 February 1786, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Basile PAPIN

1788 Marriage of Child
Antoine JETTE married 21 January 1788, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Louise PAYET

1790 Death
30 August 1790
St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 58.

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