Joseph-Benjamin ARCAND

(b. 11 August 1729 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 24 September 1791 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Benjamin ARCAND was born 11 August 1729 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Joseph-Benjamin ARCAND was the child of Simon ARCAND and Marie-Marguerite MARTINEAU dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS and Marie-Anne INARD (maternal) Mathurin MARTINEAU and Marie-Madeleine FISET

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

Joseph-Benjamin married Marie-Angelique MARCOTTE 17 January 1752 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Angelique MARCOTTE was born abt. 1718 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Angelique died 7 May 1803 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Angelique was the child of Jacques MARCOTTE and Louise BEAUDET.

Joseph-Benjamin ARCAND died 24 September 1791 in Cap-Santé, 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-Benjamin ARCAND married

Marie-Angelique MARCOTTE-- Date: 17 January 1752 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Marie-Angelique MARCOTTE was the child of Jacques MARCOTTE and Louise BEAUDET

Children of Joseph-Benjamin ARCAND and Marie-Angelique MARCOTTE:

Joseph ARCAND (b.5 October 1752, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 29 January 1828, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

Francois-Marie ARCAND (b.3 December 1753, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1754, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )

Nicolas ARCAND (b.12 July 1755, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1818, Longueuil, Lower Canada )

Angelique ARCAND (b.1 October 1756, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1843, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Jean-Baptiste CHASTENAY 16 October 1780 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Joseph ARCAND (b.6 July 1759, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

Francois ARCAND (b.26 June 1760, Deschambault, Canada d. , )

Alexis ARCAND (b.1 March 1762, Cap-Santé, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste ARCAND (b.11 August 1764, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1729 Birth
11 August 1729
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Benjamin ARCAND and Marie-Angelique MARCOTTE 17 January 1752 , Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph ARCAND was born 5 October 1752, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph-Benjamin was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Francois-Marie ARCAND was born 3 December 1753, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Benjamin was 24 years old.

1754 Death of Child
Francois-Marie ARCAND died 14 January 1754, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Benjamin was 24 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Nicolas ARCAND was born 12 July 1755, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Benjamin was 25 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Angelique ARCAND was born 1 October 1756, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Benjamin was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph ARCAND was born 6 July 1759, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Benjamin was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Francois ARCAND was born 26 June 1760, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph-Benjamin was 30 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Alexis ARCAND was born 1 March 1762, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Benjamin was 32 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
Jean-Baptiste ARCAND was born 11 August 1764, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Benjamin was 35 years old.

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Joseph ARCAND died 6 December 1774, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Benjamin was 45 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Angelique ARCAND married 16 October 1780, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jean-Baptiste CHASTENAY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Death
24 September 1791
Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 62.

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