Joseph BARBEAU

(b. 8 July 1717 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1792 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BARBEAU was born 8 July 1717 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph BARBEAU was the child of Jacques BARBEAU and Marie-Anne BISSON dite LÉPINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BARBEAU and Marie-Marguerite HEDOUIN (maternal) René BISSON and Anne LAÎNÉ (LAÎSNÉ)

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephte LOISEL (LOISELLE) 7 October 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LOISEL (LOISELLE) was born 21 December 1721 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephte died 30 October 1743 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis LOISEL (LOISELLE) and Marie-Anne MICHEL dite TAILLON.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON 18 November 1748 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON was born abt. 1718 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Louise died 7 February 1760 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Louise was the child of Etienne GIRARD dit BRETON and Catherine Marguerite DESGRES.

Joseph BARBEAU died 23 November 1792 in Saint-Eustache, 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 BARBEAU married

Marie-Josephte LOISEL (LOISELLE)-- Date: 7 October 1740 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte LOISEL (LOISELLE) was the child of Louis LOISEL (LOISELLE) and Marie-Anne MICHEL dite TAILLON

Children of Joseph BARBEAU and Marie-Josephte LOISEL (LOISELLE):

Marie-Anne BARBEAU (b.16 October 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1824, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Marie PARENT 5 February 1765 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Joseph BARBEAU married

Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON-- Date: 18 November 1748 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON was the child of Etienne GIRARD dit BRETON and Catherine Marguerite DESGRES

Children of Joseph BARBEAU and Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON:

Louise BARBEAU (b.abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 November 1819, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis-Guillaume FLUET 22 November 1767 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1717 Birth
8 July 1717
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BARBEAU and Marie-Josephte LOISEL (LOISELLE) 7 October 1740 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 23 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BARBEAU was born 16 October 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte LOISEL (LOISELLE) died 30 October 1743, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BARBEAU and Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON 18 November 1748, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 31 years old.

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON died 7 February 1760, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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 of Child
Marie-Anne BARBEAU married 5 February 1765, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Jean-Marie PARENT

1767 Marriage of Child
Louise BARBEAU married 22 November 1767, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Alexis-Guillaume FLUET

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.