Joseph FORAND

(b. 22 January 1719 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1784 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph FORAND was born 22 January 1719 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph FORAND was the child of André FORAND and Jeanne-Anne VAUDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) André FORAND (FOIRAN) and Marie-Catherine BOYER (maternal) François VAUDRY and Marie BROUILLET dite LAVIOLETTE

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

Joseph married Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 5 February 1748 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was born 17 September 1725 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Anne-Therese was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Petronille JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.

Joseph FORAND died 17 January 1784 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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 FORAND married

Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE-- Date: 5 February 1748 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Petronille JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Joseph FORAND and Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE:

Charles FORAND (b.21 December 1751, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1819, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Marie GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN 10 January 1780 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1719 Birth
22 January 1719
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORAND and Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 5 February 1748, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 29 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Charles FORAND was born 21 December 1751, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 32 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.

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
Charles FORAND married 10 January 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN