American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  Joseph  HAMELIN

  (b. 2 March 1734 Deschambault, Canada, New France   d. 22 July 1802 La-Pérade, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph HAMELIN was born 2 March 1734 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Joseph HAMELIN was the child of Laurent HAMELIN   and   Madeleine GARIEPY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François HAMELIN and Madeleine AUBERT (maternal)  François GARIEPY and Geneviève GODIN

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Joseph HAMELIN died 22 July 1802 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada .





m. Mandelet Suzanne
m. Poudrette Marie-Anne

See Virginia DeMarce, French Canadian Participants in the American Revolution page 58, familysearch.org


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Did You Know? 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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birth1734 Birth
2 March 1734
Deschambault, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1802 Death
22 July 1802
La-Pérade, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 68.
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