Joseph DUQUET

(b. 1 January 1746 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1805 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DUQUET was born 1 January 1746 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Joseph DUQUET was the child of Gabriel DUQUET and Marie-Geneviève LISSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DUQUET and Geneviève HALAY (HALLÉ) (maternal) Jacques LISSE and Françoise CHORET

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

Joseph married Cecile GONTHIER 2 March 1767 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Cecile GONTHIER was born 5 September 1744 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Cecile died 7 July 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Cecile was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER and Josephte CASSE (LACASSE).

Joseph DUQUET died 15 October 1805 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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 DUQUET married

Cecile GONTHIER-- Date: 2 March 1767 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Cecile GONTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER and Josephte CASSE (LACASSE)

Children of Joseph DUQUET and Cecile GONTHIER:

Joseph DUQUET (b.6 February 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite MIMAUX (MIMEAU) 2 February 1796 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Cecile DUQUET (b.5 February 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 August 1832, St-Roch-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada)
m. Pierre-Michel MORIN 25 July 1803 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1746 Birth
1 January 1746
Beaumont, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUQUET and Cecile GONTHIER 2 March 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph DUQUET was born 6 February 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 22 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.