Joseph MARSAN

(b. 7 May 1744 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 1 July 1778 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph MARSAN was born 7 May 1744 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Joseph MARSAN was the child of Francois MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne FEUILLON (FILION) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES (maternal) Antoine FEUILLON (FILION) and Marie-Françoise LATOUCHE

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Joseph married Marie-Louise-Marguerite GAUTHIER 8 July 1765 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise-Marguerite GAUTHIER was born 20 October 1746 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Louise-Marguerite died 26 April 1789 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Louise-Marguerite was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Louise LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU).

Joseph MARSAN died 1 July 1778 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Gauthier Marie-Louise-Marguerite

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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 MARSAN married

Marie-Louise-Marguerite GAUTHIER-- Date: 8 July 1765 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise-Marguerite GAUTHIER was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Louise LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Children of Joseph MARSAN and Marie-Louise-Marguerite GAUTHIER:

Joseph MARSAN (b.3 July 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephte MARSAN (b.17 August 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1809, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

Antoine MARSAN (b.4 November 1774, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte PAYET dite ST-AMOUR 31 January 1797 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1744 Birth
7 May 1744
L'Assomption, 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 MARSAN and Marie-Louise-Marguerite GAUTHIER 8 July 1765 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 21 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph MARSAN was born 3 July 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MARSAN was born 17 August 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Antoine MARSAN was born 4 November 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 30 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.