Joseph MARTIN

(b. 1 July 1744 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1803 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MARTIN was born 1 July 1744 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Joseph MARTIN was the child of Charles-Francois MARTIN and Angelique PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Lucien MARTIN and Marie-Françoise AUTIN (maternal) Guillaume PELLETIER and Marie-Louise PINEL dite LAFRANCE

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

Joseph married Agathe GENDRON 25 October 1762 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Agathe GENDRON was born 28 May 1742 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Agathe died 16 April 1826 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Agathe was the child of Augustin GENDRON and Marie-Anne GAUMOND.

Joseph MARTIN died 22 March 1803 in Saint-Henri, 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 MARTIN married

Agathe GENDRON-- Date: 25 October 1762 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Agathe GENDRON was the child of Augustin GENDRON and Marie-Anne GAUMOND

Children of Joseph MARTIN and Agathe GENDRON:

Gabriel MARTIN (b.22 September 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1833, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )

Augustin MARTIN (b.2 April 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis-Marie MARTIN (b.16 June 1771, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 May 1824, L'Islet, Lower Canada )

Marie-Madeleine MARTIN (b.28 March 1775, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1824, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

Genevieve MARTIN (b.15 April 1777, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 December 1819, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Francois FILION 9 October 1804 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marie-Anne MARTIN (b.23 May 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Germain MARTIN (b.9 February 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 September 1865, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East)

Marguerite MARTIN (b.21 January 1784, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1744 Birth
1 July 1744
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARTIN and Agathe GENDRON 25 October 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 18 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Gabriel MARTIN was born 22 September 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 19 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Augustin MARTIN was born 2 April 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie MARTIN was born 16 June 1771, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 26 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine MARTIN was born 28 March 1775, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 30 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.