Joseph LABRECQUE

(b. 11 March 1759 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1830 , Iberville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LABRECQUE was born 11 March 1759 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Joseph LABRECQUE was the child of François LABRECQUE and Louise NADEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin LABRECQUE and Marie-Marthe LEMIEUX (maternal) Joseph NADEAU and Angélique TURGEON

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

Joseph married Marie BOUDREAU 21 January 1788 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BOUDREAU was born abt. 1759 Marie died 12 December 1840 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville). Marie was the child of Charles BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Madeleine CLOUATRE.

Joseph LABRECQUE died 8 December 1830 in Iberville, 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 LABRECQUE married

Marie BOUDREAU-- Date: 21 January 1788 Place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BOUDREAU was the child of Charles BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Madeleine CLOUATRE

Children of Joseph LABRECQUE and Marie BOUDREAU:

Elisabeth LABRECQUE (b.23 July 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Charles SURPRENANT 8 February 1825 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1759 Birth
11 March 1759
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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.

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LABRECQUE and Marie BOUDREAU 21 January 1788, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 28 years old.

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

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

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

1802 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LABRECQUE was born 23 July 1802, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth LABRECQUE married 8 February 1825, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Charles SURPRENANT

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)