Joseph CARBONNEAU

(b. 9 January 1737 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1808 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CARBONNEAU was born 9 January 1737 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Joseph CARBONNEAU was the child of Alexis CARBONNEAU and Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques CARBONNEAU dit PROVENÇAL and Geneviève MARTIN (maternal) Étienne GÉLINAS and Marguerite BENOIT

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Joseph married Marie-Josephe GELINAS 29 January 1759 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe GELINAS was born 7 October 1740 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephe died 17 May 1767 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephe was the child of Michel GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Christine BIRON 22 February 1773 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Christine BIRON was born 30 January 1752 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Christine died 22 November 1797 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Christine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIRON and Marie-Charlotte HAMEL.

Joseph CARBONNEAU died 16 September 1808 in Yamachiche, 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 CARBONNEAU married

Marie-Josephe GELINAS-- Date: 29 January 1759 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe GELINAS was the child of Michel GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE

Children of Joseph CARBONNEAU and Marie-Josephe GELINAS:

Marie-Josephte CARBONNEAU (b.8 February 1764, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 November 1833, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE 24 November 1783 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine CARBONNEAU (b.2 November 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 November 1829, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Joseph CARBONNEAU married

Marie-Christine BIRON-- Date: 22 February 1773 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Christine BIRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIRON and Marie-Charlotte HAMEL

Children of Joseph CARBONNEAU and Marie-Christine BIRON:

Marguerite CARBONNEAU (b.15 December 1785, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis GELINAS 6 February 1804 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1737 Birth
9 January 1737
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CARBONNEAU and Marie-Josephe GELINAS 29 January 1759 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 22 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte CARBONNEAU was born 8 February 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Madeleine CARBONNEAU was born 2 November 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe GELINAS died 17 May 1767, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CARBONNEAU and Marie-Christine BIRON 22 February 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 36 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte CARBONNEAU married 24 November 1783, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARBONNEAU was born 15 December 1785, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph was 48 years old.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Christine BIRON died 22 November 1797, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CARBONNEAU married 6 February 1804, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Alexis GELINAS

1808 Death
16 September 1808
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 71.

Added: 2/1/2019 10:01:40 AM - Updated: 5/27/2021 8:16:54 AM