Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ)

(b. 25 August 1734 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1794 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) was born 25 August 1734 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) was the child of Francois CHAYER (CHAILLE) and Isabelle-Élisabeth MENARD dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean CHAILLE (CHAYER) and Anne BRIERE (maternal) Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE 18 February 1765 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was born 31 December 1741 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne-Amable was the child of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Josephte GRESLON.

Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) died 18 July 1794 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .

m. Larocque Marie-Anne-Amable
m. Roy Marie-Anne

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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 CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) married

Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE-- Date: 18 February 1765 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was the child of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Josephte GRESLON

Children of Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) and Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE:

Marie-Anne CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) (b.27 January 1767, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 April 1839, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques-Athanase FREDETTE (FRADET) 17 July 1786 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1734 Birth
25 August 1734
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) and Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE 18 February 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) was born 27 January 1767, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph was 32 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-Anne CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) married 17 July 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jacques-Athanase FREDETTE (FRADET)

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

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