Joseph-Jacques HEROUX

(b. 11 September 1734 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 29 February 1788 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Jacques HEROUX was born 11 September 1734 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Joseph-Jacques HEROUX was the child of Jacques HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Elisabeth-Angelique GRENIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT (maternal) Étienne GARNIER (GRENIER) dit PELLERIN and Françoise BERGERON

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

Joseph-Jacques married Marie-Josephte SYLVESTRE 19 November 1759 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte SYLVESTRE was born abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte was the child of Francois SYLVESTRE and Angélique HOUDE dite GERVAIS.

Joseph-Jacques HEROUX died 29 February 1788 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Sylvestre 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-Jacques HEROUX married

Marie-Josephte SYLVESTRE-- Date: 19 November 1759 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte SYLVESTRE was the child of Francois SYLVESTRE and Angélique HOUDE dite GERVAIS

Children of Joseph-Jacques HEROUX and Marie-Josephte SYLVESTRE:

Marguerite HEROUX (b.4 December 1762, Yamachiche, Canada d. 15 November 1827, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE 13 February 1781 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph HEROUX (b.16 July 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne GODIN 19 January 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte HEROUX (b.29 August 1769, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 February 1841, Yamachiche, Canada East )

Pierre-Joseph HEROUX (b.12 December 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 August 1853, Yamachiche, Canada East )

Euphrosine HEROUX (b.16 December 1775, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 January 1860, Yamachiche, Canada East )

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1734 Birth
11 September 1734
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Jacques HEROUX and Marie-Josephte SYLVESTRE 19 November 1759 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marguerite HEROUX was born 4 December 1762, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Jacques was 28 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph HEROUX was born 16 July 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Jacques was 31 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Josephte HEROUX was born 29 August 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Jacques was 34 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph HEROUX was born 12 December 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Jacques was 36 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Euphrosine HEROUX was born 16 December 1775, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Jacques 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marguerite HEROUX married 13 February 1781 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)