Joseph LABRECQUE

(b. 7 December 1700 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1777 , Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph LABRECQUE was born 7 December 1700 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Joseph LABRECQUE was the child of Mathurin LABRECQUE and Marie-Marthe LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LABRECQUE and Jeanne CHOTARD (maternal) Gabriel LEMIEUX and Marthe BEAUREGARD

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte ROY 17 June 1734 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte ROY was born 29 March 1716 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Josephte died 25 April 1758 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Josephte was the child of Guillaume ROY and Genevieve COUTURE.

Joseph LABRECQUE died 15 October 1777 in Beaumont, 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 LABRECQUE married

Marie-Josephte ROY-- Date: 17 June 1734 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte ROY was the child of Guillaume ROY and Genevieve COUTURE

Children of Joseph LABRECQUE and Marie-Josephte ROY:

Joseph LABRECQUE (b.28 April 1735, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1803, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Suzanne GIRARD 4 February 1765 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1700 Birth
7 December 1700
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LABRECQUE and Marie-Josephte ROY 17 June 1734, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 33 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph LABRECQUE was born 28 April 1735, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte ROY died 25 April 1758, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph LABRECQUE married 4 February 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Suzanne GIRARD

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.