Joseph GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)

(b. 17 February 1727 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1792 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) was born 17 February 1727 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Joseph GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) was the child of Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS and Marie-Catherine AUBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE and Marie-Jeanne TRUDEL (maternal) François AUBERT and Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephte HERVIEUX 15 May 1752 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte HERVIEUX was born 20 March 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE and Marguerite ÉTHIER.

Joseph GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) died 9 November 1792 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada .

m. Hervieux Marie-Josephte

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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 GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) married

Marie-Josephte HERVIEUX-- Date: 15 May 1752 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte HERVIEUX was the child of Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE and Marguerite ÉTHIER

Children of Joseph GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) and Marie-Josephte HERVIEUX:

Judith DESJARLAIS (b.28 August 1758, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Antoine BILLY dit ST-LOUIS 23 August 1784 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
m. Louis-Augustin FONTAINE 17 May 1802 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1727 Birth
17 February 1727
Louiseville, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) and Marie-Josephte HERVIEUX 15 May 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 25 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Judith DESJARLAIS was born 28 August 1758, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph was 31 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.

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)

1784 Marriage of Child
Judith DESJARLAIS married 23 August 1784, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Antoine BILLY dit ST-LOUIS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada