Joseph BACON

(b. 6 November 1716 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1778 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BACON was born 6 November 1716 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Joseph BACON was the child of Joseph BACON and Dorothee CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eustache BACON (BASCON) and Louise GUIMOND (maternal) Charles CLOUTIER dit DAUMONT and Anne THIBAULT

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne POULIN 7 November 1740 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne POULIN was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 18 May 1774 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Anne was the child of Guillaume POULIN (POULAIN) and Geneviève-Marguerite CARON.

Joseph BACON died 26 October 1778 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, 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 BACON married

Marie-Anne POULIN-- Date: 7 November 1740 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne POULIN was the child of Guillaume POULIN (POULAIN) and Geneviève-Marguerite CARON

Children of Joseph BACON and Marie-Anne POULIN:

Renee-Dorothee BACON (b.29 May 1744, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1799, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Michel VALLEE (LAVALLEE) 4 July 1769 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1716 Birth
6 November 1716
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BACON and Marie-Anne POULIN 7 November 1740, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 24 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Renee-Dorothee BACON was born 29 May 1744, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Renee-Dorothee BACON married 4 July 1769, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Michel VALLEE (LAVALLEE)

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne POULIN died 18 May 1774, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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.